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The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America
By Ayers, Edward L.
- ISBN
- 9780393292633 9780393292640
- Publisher
- Norton
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Starred Review on September 15, 2017 | Social Sciences
Ayers's superb new Civil War history, which began with In the Presence of Mine Enemies (2003), is set in Virginia's Great Valley and traces the stories of Augusta, VA, and Franklin, PA, counties from abolitionist John Brown's raid in 1859 to the eve of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. The work begins with Confederate troops invading Pennsylvania and two years of conflict, followed by the social and political chaos of Reconstru...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
