Spying on the South

by Tony Horwitz
Category: "Travel"
Pages:414
Year of Publication:2019
Date Added:12/20/2018
Date Read:07/25/2019
Notes:Subtitle: An Odyssey Across the American Divide

In the 1850s, Frederick Law Olmsted traveled across the American South to talk to people about slavery. He hoped to find a way to end it, but ended up militantly hating it. He wrote a book about his travels and the people he met.

Horwitz followed Olmsted's path as closely as he could, talking with people about politics and culture and duplicating Olmsted's adventures.
My Rating: 6

Reviews for Spying on the South

Review - Spying on the South

It was well written, as all Horwitz's books are, but somehow I struggled to stay interested. Horwitz prides himself on being able to get along with and talk with anyone, no matter their views, and he does here. But his liberal views came through subtly, especially when describing Christians and Trump supporters. The parts about Olmsted were interesting, but somehow it didn't come together for me.

Reviewed by Roger on 2019-07-25 21:22:38

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