With open hands
a story about Biddy Mason
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Author
Contributions
- Ramstad, Ralph L., 1919- ill. - Contributor
Publication
1999 - Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Language
English
Word Count
16,000 words, Guess
Page Count
64 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewithopenhandssto00ferr
- ISBN-101575053306
- ISBN-139781575053301
- LibraryThing5439033
- Goodreads2062905
Classifications
- DDC973/.0496073/0092
- DDCB
- LCCE444.M38 F47 1999
and 1 more
- LCCE444.M38F47 1999
Description
Recounts the life of Biddy Mason, a slave who found freedom in California in 1856, who practiced the philosophy of sharing as she nursed the sick, delivered babies, and started many philanthropic projects after becoming a wealthy landowner in Los Angeles.
Subjects
Topics
Places
People
Genres
- Biography
- Juvenile literature
Other Editions
- With open hands
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