Eliza Leslie was born in 1787 in Philadelphia. In 1828 she published her first work, one of the first american cookbooks, “Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats” published with a name by a lady in philadelphia, so already so early in her career she had lost her identity. She began to publish more books including children`s books and women`s magazines and was encouraged to publish using her real name. In 1831 she introduced herself as “miss Leslie”, still hiding who she truly was. After that miss leslie came out with numerous books on house keeping and child care and cooking books.While miss leslie grew ever more popular and well known Eliza was lost.

Between 1828 and 1857 Eliza Leslie published nine cookbooks.
• Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats (1828)  
• Domestic French Cookery (1832)
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• Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches (1837)
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• The Indian Meal Book (1847)
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• The Lady's Receipt-Book: A Useful Companion for Large or Small Families (1847)
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• Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book (1850)
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• More Receipts (1852)
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• Miss Leslie's New Receipts for Cooking . . . (1854)
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• Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book (1857)


 

Life, Last Words, and Dying Confession of Rachel Wall
Preview- The personal record of the crimes she had committed as well as the written confession taken a few hours before her execution.
Activity- write your own personal narrative in which you create a crime you had committed in which you will executed for.
(Get from Pfouts)

The Life, and dying Speech of Arthur, a Negro man.
preview- A short Personal narrative of Arthur who was executed at Worcester on October 20, for a rape committed.
Activity- Write a poem using this writing.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/arthur/arthur.html

Life, Last Words and Dying Speech of Stephen Smith.
preview-A narrative about a Black man who was executed in Boston for burglary, only 28 years old.
Activity- Read the story write a short reaction on his word choice and his writing.
activity # 2- Write a prediction on where you will be when your 28 and what you will be doing.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/smithste/smithste.html