Thousand Pieces Of Gold

The extraordinary biographical novel about a Chinese-American woman who fought for independence and dignity in the American West??€?n important contribution to the history of pioneer women??(Ms. Magazine) Lalu Nathoy?? father called his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his ??housand pieces of gold??€?et 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.

• | Author: Ruthanne Lum Mccunn
• | Publisher: Beacon Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 21, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0807083267
• | ISBN-13: 9780807083260