Tony Horwitz: Bibliography

Books

Baghdad Without a Map: And Other Misadventures in Arabia. New York: Dutton, 1991.
This wild and comic tale of Middle East misadventure is "a very funny and frequently insightful look at the world's most combustible region. Fearlessness is a valuable quality in a travel writer, and Mr. Horwitz . . . seems as intrepid as they come." --The New York Times Book Review

One for the Road: An Outback Adventure. New York: Vintage Books, 1999.
"A high-spirited, comic ramble into the savage Outback populated by irreverent, beer-guzzling frontiersmen." --Chicago Tribune

Articles

"Family History: Celebrated in Fiction, Real Cold Mountain Is a Far Different Place -- With Inmans in Abundance And Prone to Pick Nits, A Very Civil War Starts -- 'Happy I Didn't Know More'." The Wall Street Journal, 16 July 1998, A1.

"For Hard-Core Few, Replaying Civil War Ain't Whistlin' Dixie -- They Don Period's Clothes, Eat Era's Grub and Sneer At Less-Exacting Brethren." The Wall Street Journal, 2 June 1994, A1.

"How a Rebel Mount Endured to Become The Stuff of Legends -- Stonewall's Steed Was Ugly, But His Hide Was Tough; No More Bones to Pick." The Wall Street Journal, 25 July 1997, A1.

"In Vicksburg, Miss., Memorial Day Has A Separate Meaning -- Blacks Celebrate It, Whites in the Main Opt Out; The Johnny Reb Factor." The Wall Street Journal, 22 May 1998, A1.

"Rebel Voices: The Face of Extremism Wears Many Guises -- Most of Them Ordinary -- Walt Fixes TVs and Joins Lots of Hate Groups; Conspiracies Abound -- A History Prof Talks of War." The Wall Street Journal, 28 April 1995, A1.

"Rebel-Flag Battle Opens Old Wounds, Builds New Alliances -- Does Banner Honor Bravery, Or Symbolize Slavery? Some Like the Rap Version." The Wall Street Journal, 10 February 1995, A1.

"Shades of Gray: Did Blacks Fight Freely For the Confederacy? -- It Is Possible Mr. Nelson Did; Some Civil War Historians See a Rebel Whitewash." The Wall Street Journal, 8 May 1997, A1.

"Whistling Dixie: A Search for the Real South." Slate, 25 November 1996. http://slate.msn.com/BookReview/96-11-25/BookReview.asp

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