Uncle Isaac or Old Days in the South A Remembrance of the South by William Dudley Powers

E-159. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. B. F. Johnson, Richmond, VA, 1899. 245 pgs. Illustrated with black and white plates. Text in dialect. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in decorated blue cloth with titles and designs in black and gilt. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A fascinating book with an account of the period following the Rebellion and moving on to Uncle Isaac with a narrative chapter and a narrative poem using black dialect. It seems that this is a fond recall of the author's recent memory in the transition from slavery to independence. While there are elements that some might see as racism, the admiration he has for Uncle Isaac provides a snapshot of the South's dilemma before the beginning of the Twentieth Century. E-159; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .