{"product_id":"on-gold-mountain-the-one-hundred-year-odyssey-of-my-chinese-american-family-paperback","title":"On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa See\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003c\/i\u003e, here is the true story of the one-hundred-year-odyssey of the author's Chinese-American family, combining years of research with \"fascinating family anecdotes, imaginative details, and the historical details of immigrant life\" (Amy Tan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As engagingly readable as any novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1867, Lisa See's great-great-grandfather arrived in America, where he prescribed herbal remedies to immigrant laborers who were treated little better than slaves. His son Fong See later built a mercantile empire and married a Caucasian woman, in spite of laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Lisa herself grew up playing in her family's antiques store in Los Angeles's Chinatown, listening to stories of missionaries and prostitutes, movie stars and Chinese baseball teams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSee's family history encompasses secret marriages, entrepreneurial genius, romance, racism, and much more, as two distinctly different cultures meet in a new world in this \"lovingly rendered...vivid tableau of a family and an era\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa See is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eShanghai Girls, Peony in Love, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Flower Net\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award nominee), \u003ci\u003eThe Interior\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDragon Bones.\u003c\/i\u003e She wrote the libretto for the Los Angeles Opera adaptation of On Gold Mountain and served as curator for the Autry Museum of Western Heritage's exhibit \u003ci\u003eOn Gold Mountain: A Chinese American Experience, \u003c\/i\u003e also featured at the Smithsonian Institute. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.01 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754205970720,"sku":"9780307950390","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa5f9802a6618d3b48de56ab1a8e6842.webp?v=1780035704","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-gold-mountain-the-one-hundred-year-odyssey-of-my-chinese-american-family-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}