With Open Hands: A Story about Biddy Mason

by Jeri Chase Ferris

Book Overview

Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "Biddy" Mason learned to survive in a harsh world. Taken from her parents as a young child, Biddy grew up to be self-reliant and hard working. When she and her children finally found freedom in California in 1855, she turned her nursing skills into a successful career as a midwife. Even after she became a wealthy landowner in Los Angeles, Biddy never forgot her basic philosophy of sharing with others: "The...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575053306
• ISBN13: 9781575053301
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9