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Joseph Lee and his Bread Machines (episode 268)
Joseph Lee and his Bread Machines (episode 268)
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56 minutes
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Feb 12, 2023
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Joseph Lee was a hotelier, caterer, and one of the richest men in his adopted hometown of Newton. By the time of his death in 1908, Lee had worked as a servant, a baker, and for the National Coast Survey; he had worked on ships, in hotels, and at amusement parks. He had earned a vast fortune in hotels, lost most of it, and earned another one through his patented inventions that helped change the way Americans eat. He had entertained English nobles and American presidents. And he had raised three daughters and one son, who was a star Ivy League tackle before graduating from Harvard. If you make bread at home, or meatballs, or fried chicken, or casserole, you are the beneficiary of the technology Joseph Lee developed. That would be a remarkable life for anyone, but Joseph Lee was enslaved in South Carolina until he was about 15 years old, making his accomplishments even more remarkable.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/268/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Feb 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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