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Thousand Pieces of Gold

Thousand Pieces of Gold

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Thousand Pieces of Gold

by Ruthanne Lum Mccunn

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  • Very Good
  • Paperback
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Very Good
ISBN 10
044038883X
ISBN 13
9780440388838
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Random House Publishing Group. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Mass Market. 044038883X . Book is in very good condition and does show some minor edge wear. Please See Photographs .

Synopsis

A reissue of the classic biographical novel that has sold more than 200,000 copies Lalu Nathoy’s father calls 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. She is sold first to a brothel, then to a slave merchant bound for America. In a new country, she is given the name Polly and eventually auctioned to a saloonkeeper. When admirer Charlie Bemis wins her in a poker game, he frees her from her enslavement and eventually proposes marriage. The two live out their days on a bountiful farm, a homestead called Polly’s Place in Salmon Canyon, Idaho. This masterfully told biographical novel is the true story of an extraordinary woman’s successful fight for independence and respect in the early American West. “Lalu comes to life and transfixes the reader with her story of struggle and survival . . . Lalu/Polly was a remarkable pioneer woman—a new heroine of the American West—and we can thank McCunn for bringing her to life in such a moving and inspirational way.” —Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, San Francisco Chronicle “A valuable book that gives Chinese Americans another true heroine.” —Maxine Hong Kingston “Lalu Nathoy’s courageous journey is an important contribution to the history of pioneer women.” —Ms. Magazine

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Bookseller
DEAN FAMILY ENTERPRISES US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
394729318937
Title
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Author
Ruthanne Lum Mccunn
Format/Binding
Mass Market
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
044038883X
ISBN 13
9780440388838
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Place of Publication
New York, Ny, U.s.a.
Date Published
1983
Keywords
044038883X

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