Williams, Jean Kinney.
Bridget "Biddy" Mason : from slave to businesswoman / by Jean Kinney Williams. - Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, 2006. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - Signature lives : American frontier era .
Includes index and glossary.
Includes bibliographic references.
Free forever -- Born into slavery -- Leaving the south -- Along the Morman trail -- California dreams -- A legal challenge -- The case for freedom -- Starting over -- Sharing the fruits of her labors.
A biography profiling the life of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, a former slave who won her freedom in California, and later worked as a nurse and helped others. Includes source notes and timeline.
5-7 5-7 1050L Lexile
0756510015 $34.60
2005002745
Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891.
African American women--Biography.
Slaves--United States.
E444.M38
973/.0496073/0092 B / Mason
Bridget "Biddy" Mason : from slave to businesswoman / by Jean Kinney Williams. - Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, 2006. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - Signature lives : American frontier era .
Includes index and glossary.
Includes bibliographic references.
Free forever -- Born into slavery -- Leaving the south -- Along the Morman trail -- California dreams -- A legal challenge -- The case for freedom -- Starting over -- Sharing the fruits of her labors.
A biography profiling the life of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, a former slave who won her freedom in California, and later worked as a nurse and helped others. Includes source notes and timeline.
5-7 5-7 1050L Lexile
0756510015 $34.60
2005002745
Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891.
African American women--Biography.
Slaves--United States.
E444.M38
973/.0496073/0092 B / Mason