1. Creator/Author:
  2. Ayers, Edward L., (2)

The thin light of freedom : the Civil War and emancipation in the heart of America /

Authors:
Ayers, Edward L.,
Item ID:
71201800200020
Publisher:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
0393292630 (hardback); 9780393292633 (hardback)
Call Number:
E470.2
Physical Description:
xxiii, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Topic:
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Franklin (Venango County, Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Augusta County (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-552) and index.; 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.; 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.
OCLC Number:
ocn971339194
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
Category:
Books & Pamphlets