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Benjamin Banneker by Catherine A. Welch
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Welch, Catherine A.
- Series:
- History maker biographies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806--Juvenile literature.
- Banneker, Benjamin.
- Astronomers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Astronomers.
- African American scientists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American scientists.
- Physical Description:
- 48 p. : ill. , maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications, c2008.
- Contents:
- Family and chores
- Neighbors, work, and study
- Stargazing and Washington, D.C
- Banneker's almanacs
- Fears and dreams
- Timeline
- Digging up Banneker's homesite.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP credit line: Letter written by Benjamin Banneker to Andrew Ellicot to gain support for publishing an almanac (Abolition Society Papers, Series II; May 6, 1790)
- ISBN:
- 9780822571674 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- 0822571676 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 144773086
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