The Valley of the Shadow Project: A Digital Archive of Northern and Southern Community Life in the Civil War

FAIN: ED-20367-96

University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA 22903-4833)
Edward L. Ayers (Project Director: April 1996 to April 1999)

To support the completion of CD-ROM and Internet versions of THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, an interactive program for teaching the American Civil War.

The Valley of the Shadow Project is a hypermedia archive which weaves together thousands of sources about 2 communities— Franklin County, PA and Augusta County, VA — before, during, and after the American Civil War. Students can explore every dimension of the conflict and write their own histories, reconstructing the life stories of women, African Americans, farmers, politicians, soldiers, and families. The project is intended for secondary schools, community colleges, and universities. W.W. Norton and Co. has committed to publish 3 interactive CD-ROMs, the first of which focuses on the coming of the Civil War. That disc has been designed for the educational market and is priced much lower than previous history software. We are seeking support from the NEH to create the second and third CDs, devoted to the war years and their aftermath.

Associated Products

The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War (Web Resource)
Title: The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
Author: Edward L. Ayers
Abstract: A digital archive of Civil War-era letters, diaries, newspapers, speeches, census documents, and church records from Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Year: 2007
Primary URL: http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/
Primary URL Description: A digital archive of Civil War-era letters, diaries, newspapers, speeches, census documents, and church records from Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

The Promise of the New South: Life After Reconstruction (Book)
Title: The Promise of the New South: Life After Reconstruction
Author: Ayers, Edward L.
Year: 1992
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=9780195326888
Primary URL Description: WorldCat entry
Publisher: Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press
Type: Single author monograph
ISBN: 9780195326888

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