Summary of Tony Horwitz's Spying on the South

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Frederick’s father, John, was a dry-goods merchant who had come from old Connecticut stock. He was convention-bound, but he had a deep sensitivity to the beauty of nature that influenced his son. #2 Frederick’s father, John, had been raised with a superstitious faith in the value of preaching and didactic instruction. His father arranged for him to work as a clerk in a Manhattan importing house, but this didn’