horwitz, tony

"The author retraces Frederick Law Olmsted's journey across the American South in the 1850s, on the eve of the Civil War. Olmsted roamed eleven states and six thousand miles, and the New York Times published his dispatches about slavery and its defenders. More than 150 years later, [the author] followed Olmsted's route, and whenever possible his mode of transport--rail, riverboats, in the saddle--through Appalachia, down the Ohio and Mississippi, through Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, and across Texas to the Rio Grande, discovering and reporting on vestiges of what Olmsted calledthe Cotton Kingdom"--Provided by publisher.

Author recounts his travels through thirteen Muslim countries in the Middle East: the ordinary people, the conflicts, and the land.

Tony Horwitz, a former war correspondent, tells of his journeys to Civil War battlefields and the colorful people he meets along the way.

Tony Horwitz, a former war correspondent, tells of his journeys to Civil War battlefields and the colorful people he meets along the way.

Author recounts his travels through thirteen Muslim countries in the Middle East: the ordinary people, the conflicts, and the land.

The author provides an account of his adventures tracing the voyages of eighteenth-century explorer Captain James Cook in an attempt to discover whether Cook had a lasting influence on the places he "discovered, " and hoping to learn what drove Cook to make such dangerous journeys.