The Life Of Benjamin Banneker, by Silvio A. Bedini. 428 Pages. Clothbound. Silvio Bedini's recently revised and expanded biography of America's first African-American man of science provides details of every aspect of Banneker's remarkable life. From his boyhood as a free black in Colonial Maryland through the flowering of his genius for mathematics, his career as a surveyor and eventually, as the publisher of one of the first Almanacs, Banneker's life is recounted against the backdrop of change that transformed a revolutionary young nation. Illustrated with period and contemporary engravings as well as photographs, Bedini's book provides a remarkably clear portrait of Eighteenth Century life. For a look at a world gone by and a little known man of genius, we heartily recommend this compelling biography. $35.00 (BK-0285)
