Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Passed on the first try ... take that, motorcycles, bridges, and crosswalks 000
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzMine Doğucu @minedogucu.com · 15/09/2026My writer colleague @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social came to my first lecture at Harvard and documented it. current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/new-...current.fas.harvard.eduNew faces step to the front of the classAmid the rhythms of the back-to-campus bustle — from Zimmer Hall to Barker Hall, Harvard Yard to labs in Allston — new faculty find themselves experiencing the same first-day excitement — and jitters.... 131
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzSebastian Stockman @substockman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Sometimes I write a newsletter. This time it's an appreciation of my old friend @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social's first book. sebastianstockman.substack.com/p/the-hardes...sebastianstockman.substack.comThe Hardest, Longest RaceNot an Entendre 152
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026If you’re on the Cape, come join me tomorrow (8/26, 3 pm) at the Sandwich Heritage Museums, where the collection includes 4 Model Ts & President Taft’s White steamer! heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/mecevents/ha...heritagemuseumsandgardens.orgThe Hardest, Longest Race Book Discussion and Signing Event with Author Eric MoskowitzHeritage will host a book talk and signing with author Eric Moskowitz celebrating his new book The Hardest, Longest Race. Books will be available for purchase at The Shop at Heritage. 010
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzDeadly Passions, Terrible Joys @deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social · 18/08/2026In 1909, Ford sent two examples of the new Model T to compete in a race from New York City to Seattle, Washington. And while a Ford crossed the finish line first, it had to CHEAT to do so. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJyV...youtube.comThe 1909 Ocean-to-Ocean race and the big Ford Model T cheatYouTube video by Elizabeth Blackstock 194
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026What a thrill to visit @wbur.org and get to talk to Sharon Brody about THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE! If you missed it on air this morning, here's the link: www.wbur.org/upnext/2026/...wbur.orgHow a Massachusetts-made car upended a 1909 car race from New York City to SeattleAn automobile race across the United States was held in 1909, when many up-and-coming car manufacturers were throwing their hats in this new age of transportation. And for one of these up-and-comers w... 131
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The one thing more annoying than AI-generated, author-baiting "marketing" scams sent to your work email is when those emails are meant for another author entirely ... and then they ping you again anyway. (Though this DOES make me want to read James M. Tabor's new book, "Lightning Beneath the Sea.") 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Listening to the Sox in the car with a new fan … Me: Whoa, the Sox have bunted successfully twice this inning! 7yo: You’re allowed to BUNT!?!! Me: Yeah. Do you remember what a bunt is? 7yo: I forget. 020
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzElizabeth Blackstock @elizablackstock.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The exceptional @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social gave me several hours of his time to talk about his latest book, "The Hardest, Longest Race", including what it took to revive a race from 1909! Check out the full conversation: deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/how-eric-m...deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.comHow Eric Moskowitz brought a century-old race back to lifeEric Moskowitz, award-winning journalist and author of "The Hardest, Longest Race," on what it takes to reconstruct early automotive history 3102
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This was fun to write, about a 101yo @harvard.edu alum who grew up in straitened circumstances, served in WWII, became a pioneering postwar hi-tech exec, and turned to art in retirement. Mainly a sculptor, his paintings now hang in Zimmer Hall (Science Center) current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/age-...current.fas.harvard.eduAt age 101, alum gifts ‘big, geometric, colorful’ artwork to the FAS“Well, what does one do now?” David Bakalar ’47 asked, grinning, at a recent reception. 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026On a damp, gray day in Boston, I’m thinking of Seattle—not the weather but b/c I’m still beaming about this event last week @brick-mortar.bsky.social in conversation with the great @walsh.bsky.social, and all the old friends & new faces! We sold out, but I signed bookplates for when it’s restocked! 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026As a former @bostonglobe.com transportation reporter, I shed a tear at the sight of this misplaced child-size @mbta.com Green Line sweatshirt at PDX airport (3,000 miles from Park Street) 040
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzKim Novak - The Reading Rx @cfpharmd.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The Hardest, Longest Race by Eric Moskowitz is an informative and entertaining wild ride through auto #history. #NonFiction #Audiobooks #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 1111
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzWilliam Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026For today’s also not-quite-a #LayoverLibrary, I’m reading ‘The Hardest, Longest Race’ by @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social. The book recounts the thrilling 1909 Ocean-to-Ocean race that propelled Ford’s Model T to a sales success through dubious tactics and sunk a little known Boston automaker. 131
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Seattle-area folks! Come see me in conversation tonight with the great @walsh.bsky.social at 6:30 pm @brick-mortar.bsky.social in Redmond. Can’t wait! 010
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzBrick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Tomorrow (Mon, June 29) is our event w/ @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social! 🚘 The author of THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE will be in conversation w/local podcaster Andrew Walsh to discuss this nonfiction. Car buffs and history buffs unite! Event begins at 6:30 and no sign-up or registration required. #booksky 081
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Honored to be highlighted among @csmonitor.bsky.social's best books of the summer. And thank you, Danny Heitman — “voluminous research and wry humor” is a great compliment, and I'm going to have to start using "moneyed rake" & "precarious odyssey" in my book talks! www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/a... 010
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzBrick & Mortar Books @brick-mortar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026History buffs 🤝🏽 Car buffs One week from today (on Mon, 6/29 at 6:30), we'll be joined by Pulitzer prize-winning journalist @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social in conversation with public radio veteran Andrew Walsh to celebrate Eric's debut nonfiction book THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE! #booksky 071
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Love these graphics @stmartinspress.bsky.social came up with to promote THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE! There's still time to pick up a copy for any dads — or anyone who likes a good yarn, braided with snapshots of America in 1909 — in your life as a gift today! Happy to mail you a signed bookplate, too! 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Excited and honored to be speaking about my book tonight at the Boston Athenaeum — a treasured cultural institution (and my home base for receiving interlibrary loans of microfilm from across the country, in the loveliest of settings). Still a few tix left! events.bostonathenaeum.org/en-US/eric-m...events.bostonathenaeum.orgBoston Athenaeum ⋮ EventsDiscover events from Boston Athenaeum 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I love "The Curiosity Desk" on @wgbh.org with Edgar B. Herwick III! Excited to be joining in the latter half of the 1-2 pm hour today to chat about my book. You can catch it on-air or via GBH's YouTube simulcast, or archived afterward there or thru the show's podcast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XB6...youtube.comBoston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Monday, June 15, 2026YouTube video by GBH News 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026On this date in 1909, a little known car from Boston called the Shawmut clung to an unlikely lead over two Model Ts deep into a cross-country race — only to find a Ford fixer & armed guard blocking their way in WY. Read more in my book excerpt in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Race That Put Ford on the MapAt the dawn of the automobile age, four teams set out to test the limits of their machines—and of human endurance. 060
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 04/06/2026When I worked for @bostonglobe.com, I always loved to buy it at the newsstand while traveling on my way to the gate, especially if it had my byline. What a thrill to come back home from a few tour stops and see my name in the Globe again for the first time in years! Thanks, @katekilla.bsky.social! 151
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Philly! Come out to Head House Books at 6:30 tonight to hear about my new book THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE, in conversation with Paul Hendrickson. Should be a lot of fun! (And don’t just take my word for it; look at these happy people at my NYC reading 😊) headhousebooks.com/event/2026-0... 000
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 31/05/2026While “the competition would strike the public as a test of the merits of each type of automobile—and the limits of human endurance—one thing would matter most of all: which competitor was willing to do whatever it would take to win,” Eric Moskowitz writes:bit.lyThe Race That Changed the CountryAt the dawn of the automobile age, four teams set out to test the limits of their machines—and of human endurance. 1155
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026So honored and excited to be able to share an excerpt of my book in @theatlantic.com today, before my first reading this afternoon and the official launch Tuesday! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Race That Changed the CountryAt the dawn of the automobile age, four teams set out to test the limits of their machines—and of human endurance. 040
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026My book is finally here! Come join me on tour! While I won’t be retracing all 4,106 miles of the 1909 Ocean-to-Ocean Race, I have several events lined up, with more to come. If you can't make it, visit ericmoskowitz.com & I'll mail you a signed custom bookplate! Thanks! 120
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026So honored to have made this @startribune.com list of "Five books we can't wait to read in June" — alongside the novelist behind "Hamnet" and the Kelce brother's literary debut! www.startribune.com/no-dumb-ques...startribune.comFive books we can't wait to read in JuneFeaturing something new from the novelist behind “Hamnet,” blood-and-guts and the Kelce brothers’ literary debut. 110
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 25/05/20266yo: “Ref says redo!” Me: “Remember, buddy, in baseball it’s not called a ref; it’s an umpire.” 6yo: “What’s an empire?” 000
Reposted by Eric MoskowitzJeff Sexton @bookanon.com · 22/05/2026#BookReview: The Hardest Longest Race by @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social (via @stmartinspress.bsky.social ). Detailed Yet Approachable #History of Historic And Even Monumental Event That Is Virtually Unknown. #amreading #nonfiction #car #automobile #race #HenryFord #Interstate #USA #BookSky 📚💙💡 2111
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Wow! Just got a really positive review in the WSJ from Roger Lowenstein! "... brisk prose that keeps our interest for the 4,106 miles to Seattle ... Mr. Moskowitz’s rendering has the feel of a travelogue tracking Lewis and Clark, updated for the machine age." www.wsj.com/arts-culture...wsj.com‘The Hardest, Longest Race’ Review: From New York to SeattleThe Ocean to Ocean Race pitted speed versus endurance in an age of undeveloped roads. Henry Ford felt his cars could compete with luxury brands. 000
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Sad to hear about the death of Barney Frank, the most lightning-quick person I ever interviewed at the Globe, in or out of politics, and one of the most interesting, too. Great, sweeping obituary here from David Shribman www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/20/m...bostonglobe.comBarney Frank, groundbreaking gay congressman who coauthored key Wall Street legislation, has died - The Boston GlobeFrank died Tuesday evening in his Ogunquit, Maine, home of complications from congestive heart failure. He was 86. 000
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Just did my first podcast, two weeks before my book comes out. What a pleasure to join Blaine DeSantis for Books & Looks! share.transistor.fm/s/f4a494cbshare.transistor.fmThe 1909 Race Henry Ford Cheated to Win - Eric Moskowitz on "The Hardest, Longest Race" | Books & Looks | Episode 152Discover the wild true story of the 1909 transcontinental auto race! Author Eric Moskowitz reveals how Henry Ford cheated to win The Hardest, Longest Race.Episode Resources:"The Hardest, Longest Race"... 000
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Excited to share that my book comes out in 15 days, and I just got a starred review from Kirkus! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... 021
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Really enjoyed getting to meet Richard Glazunov and share his story! Back in 2012, he was skipping school to play video games at home or handball at the park in Brooklyn. Now, on the far side of military service, he's about to graduate from Harvard current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/afte...current.fas.harvard.eduAfter failing out and dropping out, Marine vet set to graduate“The one compliment I’ll give myself is I’ve done a really good job at learning from those mistakes,” says Richard Glazunov ’26. 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 07/05/2026In an unlikely turn, my 6yo went from elation to agony when he opened the pizza I brought home and discovered it did NOT have anchovies (or as he put it, “those tiny fish in the little container that I had with Grandpa”) … though he bounced back a second later 000
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Hat tip to Kevin from AAA, who just jumpstarted the ancient Honda Fit we inherited from my mother-in-law — and who, flipping the usual question after hearing about my book (“How’d Ford cheat?”), said “Wait! Don’t ruin it! I’m gonna buy the book!” 120
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026So great to see my friend (and former Globe podmate) @davabel.bsky.social and his wonderful — and deeply personal — short film “The Petal Pusher” @iffboston.bsky.social tonight, an ode to family, flowers, and Penn Station www.petalpusherfilm.com 031
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026So cool to test out typewriters from the 1920s to ‘60s from repairer-dealer-collector Stephentown Typewriter Co for Analog Day at The Clark Art Institute (in conjunction with an exhibit of art made by Raffaella della Olga with modified typewriters) 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Happy Independent Bookstore Day! It's as good a day as any to visit your neighborhood indie — and pre-order The Hardest, Longest Race! If you don't have a local shop, you can order today at a discount and get free shipping, too, while supporting indie bookstores here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Watching Celts-Sixers at a sports bar/bowling alley in the Berkshires. My kids’ minds were blown when I told them I knew who took the ubiquitous Bird/Dr. J photo on the wall — the one and only Ted Gartland — and had even seen the negative! (Though I had to explain what a negative was) 120
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Growing up, I sometimes browsed at Building 19 with my mom, but I ALWAYS looked for the Building 19 circulars in the @bostonglobe.com every Sunday! This piece from Billy Baker on 90yo artist Mat Brown (and the younger fans celebrating his work) is fantastic! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/17/m... 2112
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 07/04/2026This was a fun one to write today — the Clark Medal couldn’t have gone to a nicer person! current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/ludw...current.fas.harvard.eduLudwig Straub awarded 2026 Clark Medal | Harvard FAS 000
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 28/03/2026The great @keithob.bsky.social at the Power of Narrative Conference, on the scrapbooks and newspaper bound volumes he leafed through in Larry Bird’s hometown: “Libraries” — and librarians — “are crucial to the work we do as narrative storytellers. Full stop.” 020
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Good news for people who like books and sales! @barnesandnoble.com is running a preorder promo through the end of Thursday, offering 25% off preorders of my book (and others coming soon) with the code PREORDER25 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hardes... 120
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 19/03/2026“Dad, is ninja a job?” — Izzy, 6, contemplating his future 020
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Want to win a free copy of my book (THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE, coming June 2)? @stmartinspress.bsky.social is sponsoring a giveaway at Goodreads through the end of the month: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent... 010
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Didn’t expect to get choked up walking around the corner to buy circus tickets at the BU Agganis Arena box office, but that’s how life works. Saw that Meth and Red are coming and immediately wanted to text my friend Rod Kurtz—we saw them in Philly in 2000(!). Rod passed away last year. A gut punch. 100
Eric Moskowitz @ericmoskowitz.bsky.social · 08/03/2026“Dad, can dogs eat tacos,” my 6-year-old asked, on the escalator at DSW, “or do they fall apart when they eat them?” Wasn’t where I expected the second half of that question to go. 😂🌮🐶 010