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A review by bookyjes
Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America by Thomas J. Craughwell
3.0
As an almost exclusively fiction reader, I was hesitant to pick up this book. My book club decided to read it this month and I figured even though I no longer live in the same town, or can attend this month's meeting via Skype, that I should at least read it. It turned out to be much more engaging as a novel than I expected! I was pleasantly surprised. I did find some of the chapters redundant, but still, all in all, it was an enjoyable read.
I don't claim to know much of anything about founding fathers or American history (pah!) but I found this book fascinating. Sometimes when we read history lessons, we forget that the people in our textbooks were real. It was interesting to me to think that the author of the Declaration of Independence was also a huge fan of peas. :)
I'd recommend this book to the casual non-fiction reader, or anyone interested in American historical figures. This book is light, easy to read and not heavy in content. Read it in a couple of hours.
I don't claim to know much of anything about founding fathers or American history (pah!) but I found this book fascinating. Sometimes when we read history lessons, we forget that the people in our textbooks were real. It was interesting to me to think that the author of the Declaration of Independence was also a huge fan of peas. :)
I'd recommend this book to the casual non-fiction reader, or anyone interested in American historical figures. This book is light, easy to read and not heavy in content. Read it in a couple of hours.