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Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Biographical Novel - Ruthanne Lum McCune - Mass Market Paperback
by McCunn, Ruthanne Lum
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- Condition: Very Good
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- Ships From: Logan, UT
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- Comments: A well-cared-for item that has seen limited use but remains in great condition. The item is complete, unmarked, and undamaged, but may show some limited signs of wear. Item works perfectly. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is undamaged.
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780440388838
- ISBN: 044038883X
- Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
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SUMMARY
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.McCunn, Ruthanne Lum is the author of 'Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Biographical Novel - Ruthanne Lum McCune - Mass Market Paperback' with ISBN 9780440388838 and ISBN 044038883X.
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