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Benjamin Banneker : surveyor, astronomer, publisher, patriot
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Benjamin Banneker : surveyor, astronomer, publisher, patriot

Author: Charles A Cerami
Publisher: New York : J. Wiley, ©2002.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Named Person: Benjamin Banneker
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Charles A Cerami
ISBN: 0471387525 9780471387527
OCLC Number: 48265548
Description: xiii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. 1 The Prince and the Convict. 2 Lessons, Precious and Painful. 3 The Lurking Terror. 4 A Door Opens Wider. 5 The Great Unknown. 6 Enter the Ellicotts. 7 Turning Night into Day. 8 The Unfinished Revolution. 9 Attracted to the City. 10 Meanwhile,at Mount Vernon. 11 Astonishing Choices. 12 Back Home to Plant ...and Publish. 13 A Declaration of Indignation. 14 A Founder 's Crafty Response. 15 A Place Among the Greats. 16 The Sage 's Years of Glory. 17 Living Off the Land Again. 18 Ennobled by Flame. Appendix I:The Dogon Ancestors. Appendix II:A Significant Similarity. Sources. General Source Notes. Bibliography. Index. Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806, Astronomers United States Biography, African American scientists Biography
Responsibility: Charles Cerami.
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