Thousand Pieces of Gold (Paperback)

from freckles1987

It's great to find a book about pioneer women in America that captures a whole new experience. Books about Asian-American pioneers are few and far between, and books about women are even scarcer. Just for the subject matter this book wins a lot of points. Yes, it's based on a true story, but it i...

from Limelite

Lalu Nathoy becomes Polly Bemis as she makes her way from slavery in China to eventual freedom in Idaho in this rather thin fictional biography of an emigrant pioneer of the American West. The best parts of the writing are in the first half of the book, covering Lalu's childhood. The most vivid a...

from Bookaddict45

What initially drew me to this book was it's unique and intriguing title. I liked how the significance behind the title is revealed early on in the book. Overall, I liked the story of Lalu/Polly and the that fact that it is based on the life of a real person is fascinating. Lalu's story is inspir...

from little-sparrow

I've read a lot of books about pioneer women, but this one is quite different. It is the story of a real life woman named Polly Bemis who lived in Idaho during the latter part of the 1800's and early 1900's. Polly was born in China but was sold by her father to keep the family from starving. She ...

from pinklady60

During the late 19th Century, when a Chinese farmer gambles on growing winter wheat and loses everything, he sells his 13-year-old daughter Lalu into slavery. At the hands of a slave merchant bound for America, she ends up as a prize in a San Francisco poker game. This historical novel is based o...