
McGill and Soentpiet relate the story of Benjamin Banneker's grandmother's journey from England to Maryland in the late 17th century, where she worked as an indentured servant, began a farm of her own, and married a freed slave. Full color.

On a cold gray morning in 1683, Molly Walsh sat on a stool tugging at the udder of an obstinate cow. When she spilled the milk, she was brought before the court for stealing. Because she could read, Molly escaped the typicalpunishment of death on the gallows. At the age of...
