The Eight Book Series are dedicated to the First Slaves' Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners Celebrations in the United States who arrived before 1600s. The first Thanksgiving of the Pilgrims has made history since 1621. The first slaves Arrived in the Carolinas in the 1500s and 1600s. However, some of the slaves escaped To the area where the homelands of American Indian Tribes. The noted American Indian Tribes in Georgia at that time were Cherokees, Creeks and Seminoles and tribes With other names. The escaped slaves allegedly lived among the American Indians homelands For many years before the statehood of Georgia. For this cookbook, the escaped slaves Are referred to as "Refugees". 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.