The thin light of freedom : the Civil War and emancipation in the heart of America / Edward L. Ayers.
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.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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.