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Chocolate in the 18th & 19th Centuries and Other Bloopers

Chocolate in the 18th & 19th Centuries and Other Bloopers

by Stephanie Dray | Apr 24, 2021 | Adrienne Lafayette, America's First Daughter, Bloopers, The Women of Chateau Lafayette

Here’s one for the blooper file. As I understand it, the chocolate we know it today was not invented until 1847. Until then, chocolate was known and enjoyed as a drink. So why, then, do edible chocolates appear at the end of the 18th century in both...
Stephanie Dray at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Stephanie Dray at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

by Stephanie Dray | Jan 30, 2018 | America's First Daughter, Miscellany, My Works

This weekend, Laura and I had the great honor and pleasure of speaking at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. We were asked many fascinating questions we hadn’t ever been asked before. It’s one of the few times I’ve been nervous...
A Jeffersonian Recipe

A Jeffersonian Recipe

by Stephanie Dray | Feb 15, 2017 | America's First Daughter, Food, For Readers, Fun Stuff, My Works

Jeffersonian Pasta with Ham & Peas 16 oz. dry pasta (whichever kind you like, but I prefer fettucini) 1/2 pound diced ham or bacon 3 shallots sliced 8 ounces white sliced mushrooms 2 cloves garlic 1 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup peas 1/3 cup chopped parsley 1/2 heavy...
Presentation: Thomas Jefferson as a Father

Presentation: Thomas Jefferson as a Father

by Stephanie Dray | Jan 6, 2017 | America's First Daughter, My Works

Given by Stephanie Dray, or jointly by Stephanie and her co-author Laura Kamoie, this talk focuses on how Thomas Jefferson evolved not as the Founding Father we know him to be, but as an actual father. Both to his eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson...

Deleted Scene: A Republic If You Can Keep It

by Stephanie Dray | Nov 16, 2016 | America's First Daughter, American Revolution, Deleted Scenes, For Readers

We deleted scenes from AMERICA’S FIRST DAUGHTER for a variety of reasons – sometimes they didn’t move the story along, sometimes they were repetitve of other scenes, sometimes they were too tangential to Patsy’s personal experiences, and sometimes the goal of...
America’s First Daughter Nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards

America’s First Daughter Nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards

by Stephanie Dray | Nov 2, 2016 | America's First Daughter, Awards, My Works, News

It’s an incredible honor that the book Laura Kamoie and I wrote together has been nominated for one of the best historical fiction reads of the year. We have very stiff competition and you should check out all the other wonderful books that ought to be added to...
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