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Thousand Pieces of Gold

Thousand Pieces of Gold

Lum McCunn, Ruthanne

Paperback

BiographyGeneral Juvenile FictionHistory

Publisher Price: $17.00

ISBN10: 0807083267
ISBN13: 9780807083260
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: Jul 21 2015
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
The extraordinary biographical novel about a Chinese-American woman who fought for independence and dignity in the American West--an important contribution to the history of pioneer women (Ms. Magazine)

Lalu Nathoy's father called his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his thousand pieces of gold--yet when famine strikes northern China in 1871, he is forced to sell her. Polly, as Lalu is later called, is sold to a brothel, sold again to a slave merchant bound for America, auctioned to a saloonkeeper, and offered as a prize in a poker game.

With over a quarter of a million copies sold, Thousand Pieces of Gold is a classic of biographical historical fiction that stars an unforgettable Chinese-American heroine whose struggles put a human face on the anti-immigration policies of the past and present.

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