Adventure Tales of Benjamin Banneker Author:Jody Potts Adventure Tales of Benjamin Banneker is the inspiring story of an 18th century free African-American who became a respected mathematician and astronomer; was appointed by George Washington to help survey Washington, D.C.; published the first Maryland almanac; and made his life an adventure in learning. The book is for readers of all ages wh... more »o love history. It features the same left and right brain text/illustration format as the author's previous work, Adventure Tales of America: An Illustrated History of the United States, 1492-1877. In full color, Adventure Tales of Benjamin Banneker includes text, pictures, timelines, and maps, as well as photographs of the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum in Oella, Maryland.« less