Thousand pieces of gold

Ruthanne Lum McCunn

earliest edition we have, 1981 Design Enterprises of San Francisco, 1981 hardcover 308 pages

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Publisher description: Thousand Pieces of Gold tells the fascinating story of Lalu Nathoy, later known as Polly Bemis. Born in China in the mid 1800's, Lalu was raised in a peasant village ravaged by poverty and drought. At an early age she was snatched from her family by bandits, shipped to America as a slave, and auctioned off to a Chinese saloon keeper in an Idaho mining camp. There, having gained her freedom thro...

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Thousand pieces of gold edition · 2004 · Beacon Press · 349 pages
Thousand pieces of gold edition · 1989 · Beacon Press · 308 pages
Thousand pieces of gold hardcover · 1981 · Design Enterprises of San Francisco · 308 pages

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