02263cam a2200349 i 4500 1164644238 TxAuBib 20180129120000.0 170203s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780393292633 hardcover 0393292630 hardcover (OCoLC)971339194 YDX eng rda YDX IEP FM0 TXWBR IK2 TxAuBib rda Ayers, Edward L., 1953-, author. The thin light of freedom : the Civil War and emancipation in the heart of America / Edward L. Ayers. First edition. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017] ©2017. xxiii, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. 20180129. 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. TXKIP