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The House Servant's Directory: An African American Butler's 1827 Guide (Dover African-American Books)
The House Servant's Directory An African American Butler's 1827 Guide - Dover African-American Books Author:Robert Roberts One of the first works written by an African-American and published by a commercial press, this book became the standard text on household management. Roberts, a servant to a prominent New England family, offered keen insight into the social milieu, hierarchy, and maintenance of the antebellum manor.