The poker bride : the first Chinese in the Wild West /

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 stor...

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Main Author:	Corbett, Christopher
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atlantic Monthly Press : [2010]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Bemis, Polly, > 1853-1933. Chinese American women > History. Chinese > Idaho. California > Gold discoveries.