{"product_id":"thousand-pieces-of-gold-9780807083260","title":"Thousand Pieces of Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ruthanne Lum McCunn\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biographical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087951159447,"sku":"9780807083260","price":1015.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780807083260.webp?v=1767641156","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/thousand-pieces-of-gold-9780807083260","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}