Dear Benjamin Banneker - Couverture rigide

Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0152004173 ISBN 13 : 9780152004170

Editeur : HMH Books for Young Readers, 1994

Synopsis

Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker--his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated in full-page scratchboard and oil paintings by Caldecott Honor artist Brian Pinkney.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Throughout his life Banneker was troubled that all blacks were not free. And so, in 1791, he wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who had signed the Declaration of Independence. Banneker attacked the institution of slavery and dared to call Jefferson a hypocrite for owning slaves. Jefferson responded. This is the story of Benjamin Banneker--his science, his politics, his morals, and his extraordinary correspondence with Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated in full-page scratchboard and oil paintings by Caldecott Honor artist Brian Pinkney.

Revue de presse

"A nice introduction to a very important person in American history."—American Bookseller

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0152004173
• ISBN 13: 9780152004170
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Pinkney Brian
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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