James Hemings: America's First French Chef - From Jefferson's Slave to Freedom
James Hemings: America's First French Chef - From Jefferson's Slave to Freedom
Book/Manuscript
· Historical · 289 pages
James Hemings was Thomas Jefferson’s valet, industrial spy, and chef de cuisine for the first American Embassy in Paris during the French Revolution. A brother to Sally Hemings and half-brother to Jefferson’s wife, he was the only slave Jefferson freed unconditionally. Hemings mastered colonial and French cuisine, introduced a new cooking technology...
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Written by
Sharon O. Lightholder