![]() ![]() 1 (2003), published by the University of Nebraska Press. And in 2003, I wrote about my decades of research in "Reclaiming Polly Bemis: China's Daughter, Idaho's Legendary Pioneer," Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 24, no. My research did not end with the book's publication in 1981 but extended across the Pacific to the Peoples Republic of China. Researching Lalu/Polly's life in the late 1970s and 1980 for Thousand Pieces of Gold, I interviewed pioneers and scoured memoirs, studied photographs, official documents, articles in newspapers and magazines. She is the foremost pioneer on the rugged Salmon River." Her final cabin, now a museum, is in the National Register of Historic Places, and at the dedication ceremonies in 1987, Idaho's Governor Cecil Andrus declared, "The history of Polly Bemis is a great part of the legacy of central Idaho. Thousand Pieces of Gold By: Ruthanne Lum McCunn Narrated by: Emily Zeller Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins 4.1 (457 ratings) Try for 0.00 Prime member exclusive: pick 2 free titles with trial. ![]() Lalu Nathoy’s father calls his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his thousand pieces of gold, yet when famine strikes northern China in 1871. A reissue of the classic biographical novel that has sold more than 200,000 copies. Polly Bemis, born Lalu Nathoy, won the respect and affection of many in life–and became a legend in death. The extraordinary biographical novel about a Chinese-American woman who fought for independence and dignity in the American Westan important contribution to the history of pioneer. 3.79 Rating details 1,868 ratings 243 reviews. ![]()
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