With Open Hands e-bog
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Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "e;Biddy"e; 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, Bid...
E-bog
265,81 DKK
Forlag
Millbrook Press â„¢
Udgivet
1 august 2011
Genrer
Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780761382706
Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "e;Biddy"e; 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: "e;The open hand is blessed,"e; she always said, "e;for it gives in abundance, even as it receives."e;