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Living In The Valley During The Civil War

WMRA | By Chris Boros
Published December 11, 2018 at 6:00 AM EST
Library of Congress
Artist Alfred Waud, who traveled to the Shenandoah Valley in 1864, painted this scene depicting Union soldiers burning a Valley home.
"The Thin Light of Freedom" by Ed Ayers

Virginia professor and author Ed Ayers has chronicled life during the Civil War from one community in the North and another from Augusta county in Virginia for his new book The Thin Light Of Freedom. 

Ed Ayers will discuss life in the valley during the Civil War at WMRA's Books and Brews on Tuesday December 11 in Harrisonburg and December 12 in Crozet.  He spoke with WMRA's Chris Boros:
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Chris Boros is WMRA’s Program Director and local host from 10am-4pm Monday-Friday.
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