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      Thousand Pieces of Gold

      by Ruthanne Lum McCunn
      Published
      Oct 2004
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      352
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      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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      General Fiction

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      Asian-American

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      Jan 1981 Design Enterprises of San Francisco ISBN13 9780932538086 ISBN10 0932538088
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      Apr 1983 Random House ISBN13 9780440388838 ISBN10 044038883X
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      May 1989 Beacon Press ISBN13 9780807083178 ISBN10 0807083178
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      Jun 1986 Design Enterprises of San Francisco ISBN13 9780932538079 ISBN10 093253807X
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      May 1989 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780613033251 ISBN10 0613033256
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      Aug 2004 Beacon Press ISBN10 B001O9LBDG
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