068 The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America

Summary: This week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, we speak with historian Edward L. Ayers, author of The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America. This book tells the story of the last half of the Civil War and Reconstruction from the perspective of the people who lived through it -- men and women, free and enslaved, civilian and soldier, Northerner and Southerner. And Ed also talks about his experience as a co-host of the popular US history podcast, Backstory.