Robert Lee Hodge Confederates In The Attic

Robert lee hodge is all of these things and more.

Robert lee hodge confederates in the attic.

Rob appeared as a major character in the. George of tony horwitz left and robert lee hodge right courtesy of rob hodge. A 1996 photo by philip b. Confederates in the attic a pdf.

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. 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. A student of history since he was a child his knowledge and enthusiasm for it has grown exponentially. 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.

In 1999 rob came to national prominence upon the publication of tony horwitz s confederates in the attic. 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. 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.