169. Freedom and the Art of Cookery

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

English - August 17, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 50.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 13.3K ratings
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Today, on the Sharon Says So Podcast, we returned to Monticello and the lives that were intertwined with third President Thomas Jefferson. The young Hemings family, enslaved by birth, grew up in Jefferson’s plantation estate, Monticello. But James Hemings traveled extensively with Jefferson, spending five years in Paris where he learned to cook from Parisian masters. James was well-educated and skilled, but he wanted more. He wanted his freedom.

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