The poker bride : the first Chinese in the Wild West
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvii, 218 pages : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Status
Morro Bay Library - Adult Nonfiction
973.04951 B455
1 available
973.04951 B455
1 available
Nipomo Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
973.04951 B455
1 available
973.04951 B455
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Morro Bay Library - Adult Nonfiction | 973.04951 B455 | On Shelf |
Nipomo Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | 973.04951 B455 | On Shelf |
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bemis, Polly, -- 1853-1933.
California -- Gold discoveries.
Chinese -- California -- San Francisco.
Chinese -- Idaho.
Chinese American women -- Biography.
Chinese American women -- History.
Chinese Americans -- California -- Biography.
Chinese Americans -- History -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- Idaho -- Biography.
Women immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
California -- Gold discoveries.
Chinese -- California -- San Francisco.
Chinese -- Idaho.
Chinese American women -- Biography.
Chinese American women -- History.
Chinese Americans -- California -- Biography.
Chinese Americans -- History -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- Idaho -- Biography.
Women immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-218).
Description
During the Gold Rush, a young Chinese concubine arrived by horse in Idaho gold country, where a white gambler soon won her in a poker game. She became Polly Bemis, the winner's legal, beloved wife. Polly emerged into public view only in 1923, a tiny old woman on horseback, her identity and story known only to a few old-timers.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.