Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Paperback
(Beacon Press May 1, 1989)
This masterful biographical novel—which has sold more than 100,000 copies—tells the true life story of Lalu Nathoy, a young Chinese girl sold into slavery in 1871 by her poverty-stricken family and auctioned off in the American West. McCunn tells the gripping tale of how Lalu struggled out of servitude to achieve a life of freedom and dignity as a pioneer woman.
"A valuable book that gives Chinese Americans another true heroine."
—Maxine Hong Kingston
"A valuable book that gives Chinese Americans another true heroine."
—Maxine Hong Kingston
- Series
- Asian Voices
- ISBN
- 0807083178 /
- Pages
- 308
- Weight
- 11.2 oz.
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