Thousand Pieces of Gold
The movie Thousand Pieces of Gold was based on the book Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Biographical Novel.
Movie details for Thousand Pieces of GoldThe movie was released in 1990. More information on the movie is available on IMDb. |
Book details for Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Biographical NovelThousand Pieces of Gold: A Biographical Novel was written by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. The book was published in 1981 by Design Enterprises of San Francisco. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com. |
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 te... Read More
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