Tony Horwitz
| Tony Horwitz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony Lander Horwitz June 9, 1958 Washington D.C. |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Sidwell Friends School, Brown University, Columbia School of Journalism |
| Genre | Non-fiction, travel and description, military history, biography |
| Subject | Civil War, maritime discoveries |
| Notable awards | 1994 James Aronson Award, 1995 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting |
| Spouse | Geraldine Brooks (m. 1984) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Website | |
| http://www.tonyhorwitz.com/ | |
Tony Horwitz (born June 9, 1958) is an American journalist and author who won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. His books include One for the Road: a Hitchhiker's Outback (1987), Baghdad Without a Map (1991), Confederates in the Attic (1998), Blue Latitudes or Into the Blue (2002), A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World (2008),[2] and his most recent book Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War (2011).[3]
Early life and education
Horwitz was born Anthony Lander Horwitz in Washington, D.C., the son of Norman Harold Horwitz, a neurosurgeon,[4] and Elinor Lander Horwitz, a writer. Horwitz is an alumnus of Sidwell Friends School, in Washington, D.C. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa as a history major from Brown University and received a master's degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Writing career
He won a 1994 James Aronson Award and the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his stories about working conditions in low-wage America published in The Wall Street Journal. He also worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker and as a foreign correspondent covering conflicts in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.[5]
He documented his venture into e-publishing and reaching best-seller status in that venue in an opinion article for The New York Times.[6]
Personal life
Horwitz married the Australian writer Geraldine Brooks in France, in 1984.[7] She has also won the Pulitzer Prize, in 2006, for her novel, March (2005). They have two children.
Works
- One for the Road: a Hitchhiker's Outback. Harper & Row Publishers. 1987. ISBN 006312095X. OCLC 26195613.
- Baghdad Without A Map. Angus & Robertson. 1991. ISBN 978-0-207-17168-0.
- Confederates in the Attic. Pantheon Books. 1998. ISBN 978-0-679-43978-3.
- Blue Latitudes. Macmillan. 2002. ISBN 978-0-8050-6541-1. OCLC 49626343.
- Into the Blue. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7475-6455-3.
- The Devil May Care: 50 Intrepid Americans and Their Quest for the Unknown. Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-19-516922-5. OCLC 52477250.
- A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World. Henry Holt. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8050-7603-5. OCLC 180989602.
- Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War. Henry Holt. 2011. ISBN 978-0-8050-9153-3. OCLC 697267337.
- BOOM: Oil, Money, Cowboys, Strippers, and the Energy Rush That Could Change America Forever. Amazon Digital Services. 2014.
References
- ↑ http://nimbe.ncf.edu/new-college-hosts-global-leadership-luncheon/
- ↑ Horwitz, Tony (2008). A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World. Holt, Henry & Company, Inc. ISBN 9780805076035.
- ↑ Horwitz, Tony (2011). Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War. Henry Holt and Co. ASIN B00AZ8C8PM.
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/norman-horwitz-neurosurgeon-who-operated-on-dc-police-officer-wounded-in-reagan-assassination-attempt-dies-at-87/2012/10/03/7994f5e6-0d79-11e2-a310-2363842b7057_story.html
- ↑ Tony Horwitz. "Tony Horwitz". The Atlantic.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/opinion/i-was-a-digital-best-seller.html?_r=0
- ↑ stacey palevsky. "The wandering Haggadah – j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California". jweekly.com.