With open hands: a story about Biddy Mason
by Jeri Chase Ferris; illustrated by Ralph L. Ramstad
- Resource Type:
- E-Book
- Publication:
- Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [1999]
- Copyright:
- ©1999
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- Summary:
- 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.
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- Contributors:
- Ramstad, Ralph L., 1919-2013 , illustrator
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2001. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. - Physical Description:
- 64 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Digital Characteristics:
- text file
- Call Numbers:
- E444.M38 F47 1999eb
- ISBNs:
- 0585328935 (electronic bk.)
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1053040343
45844210 [Invalid]