Banneker: An American Story
By Bob Stewart
()
About this ebook
What if you were a renowned astronomer, mathematician, engineer, musician, and surveyor with an extraordinary memory? What if you were admired by Benjamin Franklin, needed by President Washington, and resented by Thomas Jefferson? Now, what if you were a free black? How would you navigate through the narrow straights of Colonial America?
After the war of Independence, the South is threatening separation from the North regarding one currency. Washington instructs Jefferson to build the nation's capital in the South in exchange for the votes needed to unite the colonies which is a precarious position for Jefferson: he must commission Benjamin Banneker.
Libby is a beautiful angel capable of turning into a demon from hell in the blink of an eye. Because she's white, the two have been clandestine lovers since childhood. Libby senses a mulatto life forming inside of her induced by Benjamin which can mean his demise. Meanwhile, he meets Livia, who is a somewhat free slave and strikingly attractive. Their intense love culminates, and chaos ensues.
This latest novel from author Bob Stewart is an emotional and stunning drama that will instill the hopes, dreams, and raw human needs of the free black who built the first clock in America; produced the designs for Washington, DC; and went on to publish his own self-computed almanacs.
Bob Stewart
Bob Stewart was the author of four non-fiction books, three novels, and had been a reporter for People, Time, Life, and Latina magazines. He wrote scripts for series television while pursuing a career in journalism. He was associate producer for Switched at Birth, a mini-series based on the baby switch in Florida.In 1998, he joined the full-time staff of People Magazine, working stories that included the Oklahoma City bombing, the Branch Davidian standoff in Waco, the murder of Tejano singer Selena, the TWA jet crash in New York, and the Columbine shootings. Bob passed away unexpectedly during the production of this edition of Revenge Redeemed, while doing one of his favorite things in the world—attending a writer’s conference.
Related to Banneker
Related ebooks
Uncle Toms Companions: Or, Facts Stranger than Fiction. A Supplement to Uncle Toms Cabin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSir Edward Foxxe and The Wreakers of Holy Havoc: Stoat Hall, #6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRunning a Thousand Miles for Freedom / Or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rattling of the Chains: Volume Ii Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Genesis of Lincoln: Truth is Stranger Than Fiction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsElizabethan Secret Services Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Armstrong Girl: A child for sale: the battle against the Victorial sex trade Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5American Slaves Tell Their Stories: Six Interviews Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thomas Cromwell: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's Most Notorious Minister Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Case Of Miss Elliott Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cowper Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret": George Washington, Slavery, and the Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSlave Narrative Six Pack 2 (Illustrated): Six Slave Narratives Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Clockmaker; Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSunny Memories of Foreign Lands: Letters & Travel Sketches from Europe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShelley Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCoroner at Large Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands (Vol.1&2): Letters & Travel Sketches from Europe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House of Bondage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEssential Novelists - Nathaniel Hawthorne: weird and subtle beauty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWitch Hunt: History of Persecution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Romance of Wills and Testaments Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWalsingham: Elizabethan Spymaster & Statesman Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands: Letters & Travel Sketches from Europe (Volumes 1&2) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The American Short Story. A Chronological History: Volume 5 - Robert W Chambers to Ellen Glasgow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bloody Man: The Bloody Man, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFollowing in the Footsteps of Oliver Cromwell: A Historical Guide to the Civil War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Teaching Methods & Materials For You
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Verbal Judo, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Persuasion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inside American Education Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Closing of the American Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jack Reacher Reading Order: The Complete Lee Child’s Reading List Of Jack Reacher Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters--And How to Get It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Personal Finance for Beginners - A Simple Guide to Take Control of Your Financial Situation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Principles: Life and Work Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A study guide for Frank Herbert's "Dune" Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour: Mind Hack, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Tools of Learning Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix (10th Anniversary, Revised Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How To Do Motivational Interviewing: A guidebook for beginners Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Speed Reading: How to Read a Book a Day - Simple Tricks to Explode Your Reading Speed and Comprehension Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everything You Need to Know About Personal Finance in 1000 Words Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Banneker
0 ratings0 reviews