Tony Horwitz

Tony Horwitz (born 1959) is an American journalist and writer. His works include "Blue Latitudes", "One for the Road," "Confederates In The Attic" and "Baghdad Without A Map". His most recent work, published in April 2008, is "A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World," a history and travelogue dealing with the early European exploration of North America.

Biography

Horwitz graduated as a history major from Brown University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his stories about working conditions in low-wage America published in "The Wall Street Journal".

Horwitz married the Australian writer and fellow Pulitzer recipient Geraldine Brooks in France in 1984. After formerly dividing their time between homes in Waterford, Virginia and Sydney, Australia [ [http://www.powells.com/authors/horwitz.html Powells.com Interviews - Tony Horwitz ] ] , they now live with their son Nathaniel on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts [ [http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-04-28-horwitz-cover_N.htm Author Tony Horwitz turns over Plymouth Rock with 'Voyage' - USATODAY.com ] ] . They follow the Jewish faith.

Bibliography

* "One for the Road"
* "Baghdad Without A Map"
* "Blue Latitudes"
* "Confederates in the Attic"
* "The Devil May Care: 50 Intrepid Americans and Their Quest for the Unknown"
* "Into the Blue"
* "A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World"

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