Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. Almanacs in the Astronomical Nation 14
5. Chapter 2. The Emancipatory Cosmology of the First Black Press 48
6. Chapter 3. Cherokee Astronomy 78
7. Chapter 4. The National Almanac in Peace and War 106
8. Chapter 5. Hawaiian Cosmography in Print 132
9. Epilogue. The Third Space Age 160
10. Notes 167
11. Bibliography 199
12. Index 213
13. Acknowledgments 217