Benjamin Banneker and Us

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker A New York Times Editors' Choice "[Webster's] excellent and thought-provoking book is on every level about unknowing rather than knowing — about pondering the mysteries of Banneker, who is often described as one of the first African American scientists, and the legacy of 11 generations of a multiracial American family that only now is coming into view." —Jess Row, The New York Times A family reunion gives way to an unforgettable genealogical quest