The thin light of freedom : the Civil War and emancipation in the heart of America / Edward L. Ayers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ayers, Edward L., 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States.

History.

Franklin (Venango County, Pa.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Franklin (Venango County, Pa.).

Augusta County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Augusta County (Va.).

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States.

Enslaved persons.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]

Summary:

Drawn from personal correspondence of people located in the Great Valley Counties of Augusta, Virginia, and Franklin, Pennsylvania, a ground level perspective of how the war and emancipation affected those living there.

Contents:

Part one: the scourge of war: July 1863 through November 1864

The great invasion: May through July 1863

A gigantic forlorn hope: July 1863

The great task remaining before us: July 1863 through May 1864

The Earth will tremble: April through June 1864

To burn something in the enemy's country: June through October 1864

A campaign of terrible moment: September through November 1864

Part two: The harvest of war: December 1864 through 1902

The colossal suicide of world history: December 1864 through March 1865

The perils of peace: March through October 1865

Rebelism: January through December 1866

We must be one people: January 1867 through July 1869

The past is not dead: 1868 through 1902

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-552) and index.

ISBN:

0393292630

9780393292633

OCLC:

971339194