Life Tony Horwitz, ‘Confederates in the Attic’ author, dies at 60 May 28, 2019 The Associated Press Comments Off on Tony Horwitz, ‘Confederates in the Attic’ author, dies at 60 Tony Horwitz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the best-selling author of "Confederates in the Attic," died Monday of apparent cardiac arrest.