Tag: president
Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation
by Andrea Wulf From the publisher: For the Founding Fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions: a conjoined interest as deeply ingrained in their characters as the battle for […]
Founding Foodies
by Dave DeWitt From the publisher: Who Were the Original Foodies? Beyond their legacy as revolutionaries and politicians, the Founding Fathers of America were first and foremost a group of […]
First African-American to dine at White House
A month after he became President with the assassination of William McKinley in 1901, 42-year old Theodore Roosevelt invited 45-year old Booker T. Washington at the last minute to stay […]
When U.S. Presidents began to be seen eating
Portraits of the Presidents from Washington into the 20th century presented them as strong, powerful, and confident leaders. However, something shifts in the mid-20th century. Beginning with Franklin Delano Roosevelt […]
Dining at Monticello: In Good Taste and Abundance
edited by Damon Lee Fowler From the publisher: An inviting view of the renowned hospitality offered at Thomas Jefferson’s table. Ten essays discuss topics such as the groceries and wine […]
Hard apple cider a symbol in 1840s of simpler frontier life
Americans, troubled by the economic malaise that had fallen upon the country in 1837, embraced a nostalgia for a simpler time when their fates were not tied to mysterious market […]
Rich Spot of Earth: Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello
by Peter J. Hatch From the publisher: Were Thomas Jefferson to walk the grounds of Monticello today, he would no doubt feel fully at home in the 1,000-foot terraced vegetable […]
President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families
by Adrian Miller From the publisher: James Beard award–winning author Adrian Miller vividly tells the stories of the African Americans who worked in the presidential food service as chefs, personal cooks, […]
Cause of “milk sickness” that killed Abraham Lincoln’s mother
In the fall of 1818, 34 year-old Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of 11 year-old Sarah and 9 year-old Abraham, died unexpectedly from “milk sickness,” a mysterious disease afflicting pioneers in […]