The Resource The general's cook : a novel, Ramin Ganeshram
The general's cook : a novel, Ramin Ganeshram
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- Summary
- Philadelphia 1793. Hercules, President George Washington's chef, is a fixture on the Philadelphia scene. He is famous for both his culinary prowess and for ruling his kitchen like a commanding general. He has his run of the city and earns twice the salary of an average American workingman. He wears beautiful clothes and attends the theater. But while valued by the Washingtons for his prowess in the kitchen and rewarded far over and above even white servants, Hercules is enslaved in a city where most black Americans are free. Even while he masterfully manages his kitchen and the lives of those in and around it, Hercules harbors secrets-- including the fact that he is learning to read and that he is involved in a dangerous affair with Thelma, a mixed-race woman, who, passing as white, works as a companion to the daughter of one of Philadelphia's most prestigious families. Eventually Hercules' carefully crafted intrigues fall apart and he finds himself trapped by his circumstance and the will of George Washington. Based on actual historical events and people, The General's Cook , will thrill fans of The Hamilton Affair, as they follow Hercules' precarious and terrifying bid for freedom
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The general's cook : a novel
- Title
- The general's cook
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Ramin Ganeshram
- Title variation
- generals cook
- Subject
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- trueAfrican American cooks
- Biographical fiction
- Cooks -- Fiction
- trueEnslaved people
- trueFreedom
- Hercules, (Chef) -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- truePower (Social sciences)
- truePresidents
- Slaves -- Fiction
- trueSocial classes
- Suspense fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Fiction
- trueUnited States -- History -- 18th century
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Fiction
- African American cooks -- Fiction
- trueAfrican Americans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Philadelphia 1793. Hercules, President George Washington's chef, is a fixture on the Philadelphia scene. He is famous for both his culinary prowess and for ruling his kitchen like a commanding general. He has his run of the city and earns twice the salary of an average American workingman. He wears beautiful clothes and attends the theater. But while valued by the Washingtons for his prowess in the kitchen and rewarded far over and above even white servants, Hercules is enslaved in a city where most black Americans are free. Even while he masterfully manages his kitchen and the lives of those in and around it, Hercules harbors secrets-- including the fact that he is learning to read and that he is involved in a dangerous affair with Thelma, a mixed-race woman, who, passing as white, works as a companion to the daughter of one of Philadelphia's most prestigious families. Eventually Hercules' carefully crafted intrigues fall apart and he finds himself trapped by his circumstance and the will of George Washington. Based on actual historical events and people, The General's Cook , will thrill fans of The Hamilton Affair, as they follow Hercules' precarious and terrifying bid for freedom
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10741408
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ganeshram, Ramin
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3607.A457
- LC item number
- G46 2018
- Literary form
- novels
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hercules
- Washington, George
- Slaves
- Cooks
- African American cooks
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The general's cook : a novel, Ramin Ganeshram
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 323 pages
- Isbn
- 9781628729771
- Lccn
- 2018040827
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- on1052785021
- (OCoLC)1052785021
- Label
- The general's cook : a novel, Ramin Ganeshram
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 323 pages
- Isbn
- 9781628729771
- Lccn
- 2018040827
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- on1052785021
- (OCoLC)1052785021
Subject
- trueAfrican American cooks
- Biographical fiction
- Cooks -- Fiction
- trueEnslaved people
- trueFreedom
- Hercules, (Chef) -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- truePower (Social sciences)
- truePresidents
- Slaves -- Fiction
- trueSocial classes
- Suspense fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Fiction
- trueUnited States -- History -- 18th century
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Fiction
- African American cooks -- Fiction
- trueAfrican Americans
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