Download or read book (My Version) the Best 17Th Century Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts Black Cooks written by Sharon Kaye Hunt and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eight Book Series is dedicated to the First Slaves’ Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners Celebrations in the United States. The First Series. Covers the first slaves who arrived in the states of Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts. The first Thanksgiving of the Pilgrims has made history since 1621. The first slaves arrived in Virginia in August 19, 1619. Even though slavery was very harsh, the slaves were able to create meals from what ever was available. The slaves carved cooking and eating utensils from wood from different varieties of trees. Even though the slaves were treated terribly and prohibited from Reading, writing, or going to church, the slaves were able to get patents and serve in the Civil War.