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The life of Benjamin Banneker by Silvio A. Bedini (Ebook)
Contents
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CONTENTS
Preface, xiii
Acknowledgments, xix
Illustrations, xxiii
1. The Heritage and the Land, p. 1
2. Home and Family, p. 21
3. Friends and Neighbors, p. 51
4. Work and Study, p. 81
5. The Great Adventure, p. 107
6. His First Almanac, p. 147
7. The Years of Fulfillment, p. 189
8. Scientific Considerations. p. 209
9. The Final Years, p. 237
10. "Stout" Rediviva: A Return to the Past, p. 275
11. The Man Remembered, p. 287
Documents, p. 321
Reference Notes, p. 365
Bibliography, p. 393
Index, p. 417
CONTENTS
Preface, xiii
Acknowledgments, xix
Illustrations, xxiii
1. The Heritage and the Land, p. 1
2. Home and Family, p. 21
3. Friends and Neighbors, p. 51
4. Work and Study, p. 81
5. The Great Adventure, p. 107
6. His First Almanac, p. 147
7. The Years of Fulfillment, p. 189
8. Scientific Considerations. p. 209
9. The Final Years, p. 237
10. "Stout" Rediviva: A Return to the Past, p. 275
11. The Man Remembered, p. 287
Documents, p. 321
Reference Notes, p. 365
Bibliography, p. 393
Index, p. 417
Description
Revised and expanded in 1999 this definitive biography incorporates much new research undertaken since the book's first publication (Scribner's, 1972). Comments on the first edition:
Pages
xxiv; 428