WITH OPEN HANDS – A biography of Biddy Mason
Written by Jeri Chase Ferris
Illustrated by Ralph L. Ramstad
Published by Millbrook Press, Lerner Books, Minneapolis
California Readers Collection
Available at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon
Biddy Mason was a Mississippi slave who became one of the richest women in Southern California. How could that be? How did she do this? And what did she do with her riches? Read WITH OPEN HANDS to find out!