Robert Lee Hodge Confederates In The Attic

The wall street journal writer first penned an article on robert for the paper which soon turned into a book called confederates in the attic.

Robert lee hodge confederates in the attic.

Robert lee hodge robert lee a living historian well known in reenacting circles for his devotion to accuracy has also worked passionately in the preservation community for nearly three decades. If there s one book i ve wished i d written it s confederates in the attic i said in a 2012 post about the iconic book. Rob appeared as a major character in the. Robert lee hodge speaks to the civil war round table of the district of columbia on may 13 2014 at the fort mcnair officers club in washington d c.

George of tony horwitz left and robert lee hodge right courtesy of rob hodge. It s hard to imagine confederates in the attic the bestselling book chronicling journalist tony horwitz s quest to uncover how the civil war is still being remembered without robert lee hodge the illustrious civil war reenactor with whom horwitz travels on a rapid fire pilgrimage dubbed the civil wargasm in real life hodge is also a photographer an award winning filmmaker and. Horwitz explores his deep interest in the american civil war and investigates the ties in the united states among citizens to a war that ended more than 130 years previously. A student of history since he was a child his knowledge and enthusiasm for it has grown exponentially.

In 1999 rob came to national prominence upon the publication of tony horwitz s confederates in the attic. Confederates in the attic 1998 is a work of non fiction by pulitzer prize winning author tony horwitz. Robert lee hodge is all of these things and more.