Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-61) and index.
Contents
Slave girl -- Leaving Mississippi -- Crossing the prairie -- To California and freedom -- On her own -- With open hands.
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.
