In the 1800s, she's written in every book there is that I could find about George Washington," Calvi said, "and yet since then, I feel like she's sort of been left out of history." ...

The book tells the story of Hercules, a slave whom George Washington used as a chef. The book shows Hercules and his daughter happy and taking pride in making the president a birthday cake.

George Washington was the first U.S. president, a celebrated military general and also a keen businessman and entrepreneur. But his business smarts have essentially been forgotten by historians ...

This Long-Ignored Document, Written by George Washington, Lays Bare the Legal Power of Genealogy In Washington’s Virginia, family was a crucial determinant of social and economic status, and freedom ...

Retropolis The plot to assassinate George Washington — and how it was foiled. If it weren’t for an overheard conversation in a New York jail, we might all be drinking British tea today.

For more than 200 years, the story of the nation’s first presidential chef has been lost to history, but a group of historians is working to give Hercules Posey his due.