{"product_id":"thousand-pieces-of-gold-1","title":"Thousand Pieces of Gold","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThousand Pieces of Gold\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRuthanne Lum McCunn\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780807083260\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBeacon Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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\" (\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With over a quarter of a million copies sold, \u003ci\u003eThousand Pieces of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Thousand Pieces of Gold | Ruthanne Lum McCunn | Paperback | 9780807083260 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1691520","offer_id":48753947017368,"sku":"1691520","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91ntqVxmCfL.jpg?v=1774070079","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/thousand-pieces-of-gold-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}