Thousand Pieces of Gold - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thousand Pieces of Gold write by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. This book was released on 2015-04-14. Thousand Pieces of Gold available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Thousand Pieces of Gold - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thousand Pieces of Gold write by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. This book was released on 2015-07-21. Thousand Pieces of Gold available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Works
Works - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Works write by William Jones. This book was released on 1807. Works available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Daughter of a Thousand Pieces of Gold
Daughter of a Thousand Pieces of Gold - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Daughter of a Thousand Pieces of Gold write by Peg Helminski. This book was released on 2012-10-16. Daughter of a Thousand Pieces of Gold available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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
Thousand Pieces of Gold - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thousand Pieces of Gold write by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. This book was released on 1983. Thousand Pieces of Gold available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
