Lalu Nathoyâ€™s father calls his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his â€œthousand pieces of gold,â€ yet when famine strikes northern China in 1871, he is forced to sell her.

Thousand Pieces of Gold

Lalu Nathoyâ€™s father calls his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his â€œthousand pieces of gold,â€ 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 saloon keeper, and offered as a prize in a poker game. Complete with photographs and documents, this biographical novel is the extraordinary story of a legendary pioneerâ€™s fight for independence and dignity on the American frontier.
Country USA
Brand Beacon Press
Manufacturer Beacon Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0807083267_used
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2015-07-21
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780807083260

Thousand Pieces of Gold