Brad Asher

Brad Asher is an independent scholar and writer. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Chicago. He is the author of Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship Between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress. He has also written On-the-Road Histories Kentucky and Beyond the Reservation: Indians, Settlers, and the Law in Washington Territory, 1853-1889. Initially focused on the history of the American West, he became interested in writing about the history of Kentucky since he moved to the state in 1999. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife and two children.