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The President's House revisited behind the scenes : the Samuel Fraunces story
- Title
- The President's House revisited behind the scenes : the Samuel Fraunces story / by Charles L. Blockson.
- Author
- Blockson, Charles L.
- Publication
- Eubank, KY : Still Publications, [2013]
- ©2013
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- Description
- 256 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- The President's House revisited behind the scences: the Samuel Fraunces Story, explores the life of Samuel Fraunces, who was chief steward of George Washington's Presidential Mansion in Philadelphia and New York City. Blockson investigates Fraunces in the context of the lives of enslaved Africans in Philaelphia, as well as the controversy surrounding the new Liberty Pavilion. Blockson provides timelines, which denote Fraunces's birth in Jamaica, his life in New York City, and his stewardship to George Washington. Also included are anecdotes about Fraunces, such as his involvement in stopping an assassination attempt on George Washington's life. The cover of the the book is a portrait of "Black Sam," as Fraunces was known, in red, colonial garb.
- Alternative Title
- Samuel Fraunces story
- Subjects
- President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- African Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History
- Fraunces, Samuel, approximately 1722-1795
- African American household employees
- Philadelphia (Pa.) > History
- Black author
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Employees
- Buildings > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History
- Racially mixed people > United States > Biography
- Presidents > Dwellings > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History
- Note
- "Samuel Fraunces, born to biracial parents, in the Caribbean Islands, served as President George Washington's steward in New York City and Philadelphia. He owned Fraunces Tavern in New York, an historic landmark which was recognized as one of Colonial America's finest."--Page 231.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes "works cited" (pages 237-248) and index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 16-1032
- ISBN
- 9780983668756
- 0983668752
- 9780983668763
- 0983668760
- OCLC
- 870982727
- Author
- Blockson, Charles L., author.
- Title
- The President's House revisited behind the scenes : the Samuel Fraunces story / by Charles L. Blockson.
- Publisher
- Eubank, KY : Still Publications, [2013]
- Copyright Date
- ©2013
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes "works cited" (pages 237-248) and index.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 16-1032