| Thousand Pieces of Gold Contributor(s): Lum McCunn, Ruthanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807083267 ISBN-13: 9780807083260 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Chinese - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Polly, as Lalu is later called, is sold to a brothel, sold again to a slave merchant bound for America, auctioned to a saloon keeper, and offered as a prize in a poker game. Complete with photographs and documents, this biographical novel is the extraordinary story of a legendary pioneer's fight for independence and dignity on the American frontier. |