02458cam a2200337 4500 759443870 TxAuBib 20190307120000.0 190225t20192018||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781432861018 lg. print : alk. paper 1432861018 lg. print : alk. paper KyBuM KyBuM TxGR TxAuBib Ganeshram, Ramin. The general's cook [Large Type Book] / Ramin Ganeshram. Large print ed. Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Co., 2019. ©2018. 501 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Thorndike Press large print historical fiction. "A novel"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-494). "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"--Provided by the publisher. 20190307. Hercules Chef Fiction. Washington, George 1732-1799 Fiction. Slaves Fiction. United States History 1783-1815 Fiction. Historical fiction. Thorndike Press large print historical fiction. RV8