This book is brought to you for free and open access by ur scholarship repository. Ayers superb history has been awarded the bancroft prize, the lincoln prize, and the avery o. Craven award of the organization of american historians. Two communities in the american civil warthe eve of war, cdrom and book, coauthored with anne s.
Instead, he follows the experiences of franklin county in pennsylvania. Two counties, one in virginia and one in pennsylvania, are united by the vast shenandoah valley, but divided by the masondixon line. Ayers tells the story of the civil war not as we usually hear it, from generals and presidents. More on contingency ed ayerss in the presence of mine enemies. Analysis of edward ayerss in the presence of mine enemies. The first half of his book follows the build up to the election of 1860 through the response to fort sumter and presidents lincolns call for troops. Through a gripping narrative based on massive new research, a leading historian reshapes our understanding of the civil war. War in the heart of america 18591863 by edward l ayers online at alibris. It has been accepted for inclusion in bookshelf by an authorized administrator of ur scholarship repository. Ayers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in indiana state library. In his book in the presence of mine enemies, edward ayers takes two typical counties during. Civil war in the heart of america, 18591864, won the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in american history.
Life after reconstruction, a finalist for the national book award and the pulitzer prize. His book, in the presence of mine enemies, civil war in the heart of america, won the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in american history 3 and the beveridge prize for the best book. Ayers 2004, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Over a decade ago, edward ayers first proposed writing a comparative study of. In this beautifully written book, ayers tells the stories of augusta county, virginia.
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A firstrate study of the origins and early years of the civil war, focusing on neighboring communities north and south. Ayers crafts a narrative claiming to be free from such analytical impedimen. Norton in 2003, telling the story of the great american crisis from 1859 through 1870. Civil war in the heart of america won the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in american history and the beveridge prize for the best book in english on t edward ayers is president emeritus of the university of richmond, where he now serves as tuckerboatwright professor of the humanities. In the presence of mine enemies is a 2003 alternate history novel by american author harry turtledove, expanded from the eponymous short story. His book, in the presence of mine enemies, civil war in the heart of america, won the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in american history and the beveridge prize for the best book in english on the history of the americas since 1492.
The renowned historian of the civil war and reconstruction continues the story begun in his bancroft prizewinning in the presence of mine enemies 2003, recounting those events as they played out beyond the blue ridge. Ayerss the thin light of freedom completes his prizewinning history of the civil war and its aftermath in the great valley that began with in the presence of mine enemies. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Seeing the civil war from the ground up the new york times.
Bancroft prize winner ayers in the presence of mine enemies offers a unique collection of deeply compelling and at times deeply personal essays in which he ponders the south, southern identity. Civil war in the heart of america, 18591863 is groundlevel history, recounting. Continuing on with a recent post discussing in part contingency and the civil war, i thought i might offer a few words on edward l. Ayers superb history has been awarded the bancroft prize, the. The book is part of the valley of the shadow project, which consists of documentation of the civil war in two countiesin the north franklin, pennsylvania, and in the south augusta, virginia. Jan 12, 2018 the thin light of freedom like his 2003 bancroft prizewinning in the presence of mine enemies. Edward ayers has written and edited twelve books, including in the presence of mine enemies. The book completes a story begun in in the presence of mine enemies, published by w. Ayers, in this superb account of the war in the eastern theatre from the election of 1860 to gettysburg, focuses on the consequences of not only the major battles but also the politics and motivations of the citizens of two nearborder counties augusta in virginia and franklin in pennsylvania. The civil war in the heart of america, 18591863 by edward l. The civil war in the heart of america, 18591863 winner of the bancroft prize, 2004. In the presence of mine enemies allows turtledove to take a break from his great war and american empire series and do a selfcontained novel set in the normally cliched world where the germans won. Yet, as ayers carefully documents, for whatever misgivings they may have had about the conflict between the two regions, both towns threw their all into the war between north and south.
A historian of the american south, ayers has written and edited ten books. Buy a cheap copy of in the presence of mine enemies. The civil war in the heart of america, 18591863, and american passages. Ayers s the thin light of freedom completes his prizewinning history of the civil war and its aftermath in the great valley that began with in the presence of mine enemies. The title comes from the fifth verse of the 23rd psalm. The first half of his book follows the build up to the election of. Drawing on a trove of documentary materials rich enough to make an annaliste swoon, ayers historyuniv. The novel depicts a world where the united states remained isolationist and did not participate in the second world war, thus allowing victory to. Life after reconstruction was a finalist for both the national book award and the pulitzer prize. Ayers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation. Ayers is the author of four and editor of seven books on the history of nineteenthcentury america. More on contingency ed ayerss in the presence of mine. Though he focuses mainly on how the two were similar, he also includes differences between the north and south as well.
Professor ayerss book the promise of the new south was a finalist for both a national book award and a pulitzer prize. Ayers,president and professor of history edward l ayers. Professor ayerss book the promise of the new south was a finalist for both a national book. The civil war in the heart of america, 1859 1864 valley of the shadow project ayers, edward l. It won both the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in american history and the beveridge prize for the best book.
Through a gripping narrative based on massive new research, a leading. The civil war in the heart of america, 18591864 by edward l. Ayers unfolds this historical process with penetrating analysis and relevant quotations, emphasizing the anxiety, excitement, and misery. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. The civil war in the heart of america, 18591864, you can read or download in pdf, epub or mobi. This book is for people who dont know theyre interested in the civil warand for those who think they know all they need to know about the subject, but will be. Ayers 2003, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The civil war in the heart of america, 18591863 by edward l ayers online at alibris. Ayers overview but at the time, on the borderlands of pennsylvania and virginia, no one expected war, and no one. The promise of the new south, 1992 delivers a unique portrait of two towns in the great valley that stretches from vermont all the way into tennessee. Ayers overview but at the time, on the borderlands of pennsylvania and virginia, no one expected war, and no one knew how it would turn out.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In edward ayers book, in the presence of mine enemies, he argues how rather than being vastly different, the north and south, from 18591863, were actually more similar than different. Most civil war books concentrate on the battles fought. As this book relays with a vivid immediacy, it came to their doorsteps in hunger, disease, and measureless death. Two communities in the american civil warthe eve of war, cdrom and book. His book, in the presence of mine enemies, civil war in the heart of america, won the bancroft prize for distinguished writing in american history 3 and the beveridge prize for the best book in english on the history of the americas since 1492. The first volume in the series, in the presence of mine enemies, was published while he was dean of the college and graduate school of arts and sciences at the university of virginia. In his book in the presence of mine enemies, ayers focuses on the public events of the time and the ways they affected the everyday life of these two areas. A predecessor to that book, in the presence of mine enemies. Our standard civil war histories tell a reassuring story of the triumph, in an inevitable conflict, of the dynamic, freelabor north over the traditional, slavebased south, vindicating the freedom principles built into the nations.