Slavery Days in Old Kentucky

Download or read book Slavery Days in Old Kentucky written by Isaac Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaac Johnson - a former slave. He was a man who escaped the South, fought in the Civil War and found success as a stone mason and writer. In 1897 (published in 1901), he writes his book. The book begins, "So many people have inquired as to the particulars of my slave life and seemingly listened to the same with interest, that I have concluded to give the story in this form." Johnson used proceeds from the book to finance the college education of some of his seven children, one of whom became a chemistry professor at Syracuse University. He also hoped that his long lost siblings might see the book and find him. They never did.