Max Watman
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| Max Watman | |
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| Born | March 29, 1971 [citation needed] |
| Occupation | Writer |
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Max Watman (born 1971) is an American author. Born in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, he holds degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University and Columbia University, and currently lives in Hudson Valley, New York with his wife and son.
He has published two books of nonfiction, both concerned with the American history of activities historically considered vices. Race Day: A Spot on the Rail with Max Watman (2005, Ivan R. Dee) is an episodic history of horse racing, while Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw's Adventures in Moonshine (2010, Simon & Schuster) discusses the two-hundred-year-old practice of illegal distillation of spirits.
[edit] Work available online
- As a book reviewer for The New Criterion, (2000–07)
- As racing correspondent for the New York Sun (2006–2008)
- As a contributor to the Huffington Post (2010-)
[edit] External links
- Max Watman's page at Amazon [1]
- Library Journal review of Chasing the White Dog [2]
- Drink Spirits review of Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine
