Thousand Pieces of Gold
Title | Thousand Pieces of Gold PDF eBook |
Author | Ruthanne Lum McCunn |
Publisher | Beacon Press |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2015-07-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0807083267 |
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.
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Title | Thousand Pieces of Gold PDF eBook |
Author | Ruthanne Lum McCunn |
Publisher | Beacon Press |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2015-04-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0807083240 |
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. This biographical novel is the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for independence and dignity in the American West.
Works
Title | Works PDF eBook |
Author | William Jones |
Publisher | |
Pages | 670 |
Release | 1807 |
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ISBN |
Daughter of a Thousand Pieces of Gold
Title | Daughter of a Thousand Pieces of Gold PDF eBook |
Author | Peg Helminski |
Publisher | |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2012-10-16 |
Genre | China |
ISBN | 9780615661872 |
From a hiding place behind the courtyard moon gate, eleven-year-old Zhong Mei Lin hears her father defend her as "a daughter of a thousand pieces of gold" to corrupt village leader, Liu Long Tang. This expression, highest praise for a Chinese daughter, means she is a valuable as a son. Little do any of them realize that she will soon prove this worth not only to her parents and Liu Long Tang, but to provincial government authorities and to a whole new world she hasn't even dreamed of yet! Set against the rapidly changing social landscape brought on by the economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping and China's one-child family planning policy, Mei Lin's journey is one the reader will not soon forget. Rich in details of Chinese culture and tradition, this is a story about standing up for oneself, and about holding on to the good in the past while also making room for the future. Written for a young teen audience, the book is also enjoying growing adult interest --especially among China adoptive parents, family members and friends as well as with others interested in learning more about China in an entertaining format.
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Title | Thousand Pieces of Gold PDF eBook |
Author | Ruthanne Lum McCunn |
Publisher | Laurel |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780440388838 |
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. This biographical novel is the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for independence and dignity in the American West.
The Muhammadan Law
Title | The Muhammadan Law PDF eBook |
Author | Shama Churun Sircar |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 590 |
Release | 2023-07-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3368179179 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called in England, the Arabian Nights' Entertainments
Title | The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called in England, the Arabian Nights' Entertainments PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Stanley Poole |
Publisher | |
Pages | 728 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | |
ISBN |