Tony Horwitz
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Tony Horwitz is an American
journalist
and writer. His works include Blue Latitudes
or Into the Blue, One for the Road, Confederates In The Attic
, Baghdad Without A Map, and A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World. His next book Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War will be published in October 2011.
, a writer of young adult and adult books. Horwitz is an alumnus of Sidwell Friends School
, in Washington, DC, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa as a history major from Brown University
and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
.
He won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
, and 1994 James Aronson Award
, for his stories about working conditions in low-wage America published in The Wall Street Journal
, where he also worked as a foreign correspondent covering conflicts in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. He also worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker
.
Horwitz married the Australia
n writer and fellow Pulitzer recipient Geraldine Brooks in France
in 1984. After formerly dividing their time between homes in Waterford
, Virginia
and Sydney
, Australia
, they now live with their sons Nathaniel and Bizu in Martha's Vineyard
, Massachusetts
United States
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journalist
Journalist
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and writer. His works include Blue Latitudes
Blue Latitudes
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before , or Into the Blue: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before , is a travel book by Tony Horwitz....
or Into the Blue, One for the Road, Confederates In The Attic
Confederates in the Attic
Confederates in the Attic is a work of non-fiction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tony Horwitz. Horwitz explores his deep interest in the American Civil War and investigates America's lingering ties to a war that ended more than 130 years previous....
, Baghdad Without A Map, and A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World. His next book Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War will be published in October 2011.
Biography
Horwitz was born Anthony Lander Horwitz in Washington, DC, the son of Norman Harold Horwitz and Elinor Lander HorwitzElinor Lander Horwitz
Elinor Lander Horwitz is an American author of young adult and adult books. She lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.-Personal life:...
, a writer of young adult and adult books. Horwitz is an alumnus of Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas Sidwell, its motto is "Eluceat omnibus lux" , alluding to the Quaker concept of inner light...
, in Washington, DC, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa as a history major from Brown University
Brown University
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and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
.
He won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award....
, and 1994 James Aronson Award
James Aronson Award
James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism has been awarded by Hunter College since 1990.It is to honor the Hunter College professor of journalism and editor James Aronson....
, for his stories about working conditions in low-wage America published in The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, where he also worked as a foreign correspondent covering conflicts in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. He also worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker
The New Yorker
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.
Horwitz married the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n writer and fellow Pulitzer recipient Geraldine Brooks in France
France
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in 1984. After formerly dividing their time between homes in Waterford
Waterford, Virginia
Waterford is an unincorporated village in the Catoctin Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, located along Catoctin Creek. Waterford is northwest of Washington, D.C., and northwest of Leesburg...
, Virginia
Virginia
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and Sydney
Sydney
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, Australia
Australia
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, they now live with their sons Nathaniel and Bizu in Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony....
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...