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Language English ISBN 080708381X Country United States of America | 3.8/5 Goodreads Publication date 1981 Originally published 1981 Genre Historical Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adaptations Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990) Similar Ruthanne Lum McCunn books, Historical Fiction books |
Thousand Pieces of Gold is an 1981 historical novel by Ruthanne Lum McCunn and based on the life of Polly Bemis, a 19th-century Chinese immigrant woman in the American Old West. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name.
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Thousand pieces of gold lalu s story
Plot
Lalu is the daughter of a Chinese farmer. When her father loses everything, Lalu finds herself thrust into debt slavery. Her misfortunes eventually take her to the Pacific Northwest.
References
Thousand Pieces of Gold Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA