Contents
https://archive.org/details/benjaminbanneker00litw
CONTENTS
Acknowledgment, p. 6
1. Design for a Capital City, p. 7
2. A Family Album, p. 15
3. Rhythms of Time, p. 26
4. New Community, p. 37
5. Navigating the Stars, p. 49
6. Abolitionists in Action, p. 62
7. Fame for a Shy Man, p. 75
8. An Honorable Life, p. 86
Chronology, p. 99
Chapter Notes, p. 100
Further Reading, p. 108
Index, p. 110
CONTENTS
Acknowledgment, p. 6
1. Design for a Capital City, p. 7
2. A Family Album, p. 15
3. Rhythms of Time, p. 26
4. New Community, p. 37
5. Navigating the Stars, p. 49
6. Abolitionists in Action, p. 62
7. Fame for a Shy Man, p. 75
8. An Honorable Life, p. 86
Chronology, p. 99
Chapter Notes, p. 100
Further Reading, p. 108
Index, p. 110
Description
A biography of the eighteenth-century African-American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy and helped survey what would become Washington, D.C.
Pages
112