Title: Sylvia Stark, a pioneer
Description: Chronicles the life of a woman who was born as a slave in Missouri in 1839, moved with her family to California, and later lived on a small island off the coast of British Columbia until she was 105.
Subjects: Gold discoveries, Frontier and pioneer life, African Americans, African American pioneers, Pioneers, Juvenile literature, Biography
Places: British Columbia, California, Saltspring Island, Saltspring Island (B.C.)
People: Sylvia Stark (b. 1839)