A new guide book details the long history of Tucker House in St George’s and the people who called it home.

Along with telling the story of Henry Tucker, who played a critical role in the infamous gunpowder plot, Tucker House: The Story of a House, Its People and Its Contents, discusses the slaves who served in the house and Joseph Rainey who ran a barber’s shop out of the detached kitchen before becoming the first African American to serve in the US House of Representatives.

The 68-page book researched and written by Diana Chudleigh and featuring photography by Ann Spurling, is the second in the Bermuda National Trust’s Historic House series.

A spokeswoman for the Trust said: “The focus of the museum in St George’s is on Henry Tucker, who lived in the house on Water Street during the American Revolution, but it was owned by many other interesting people and through their eyes we witness the unfolding history of the Town of St George, the former seat of government and now a Unesco World Heritage site.”

The book is now on sale at Tucker House, Globe House and Waterville for $10, and will be made available online at the Bermuda National Trust website soon.