{"product_id":"for-gold-and-blood-tana-reiff-9780866473804","title":"For Gold and Blood: Chinese-Americans: A Story Based on Real History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 80-page easy-to-understand reader is one of 12 historical novels in the \u003ci\u003eHopes and Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e series, whose diverse and fascinating characters, regardless of their ethnicity, face prejudice, danger, hardships, and setbacks, but survive with perseverance, a little bit of luck, and a generous amount of love in their new home in the US. Downloadable audio recordings of all 12 novels and free supplementary materials for teachers are available (visit ProLinguaLearning.com for more details).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlot Summary for \u003ci\u003eFor Gold and Blood\u003c\/i\u003e: This is the story of two Chinese brothers, Soo and Ping Lee, who, like many Chinese immigrants, leave their home in China to go to California in 1851. They hope to strike it rich in the Gold Rush and send money back to their family. In the gold fields, they make a big strike but are cheated out of it. After 12 years of prospecting, they split up. Soo joins the Chinese workers who build the Central Pacific Railroad, while Ping opens a laundry in San Francisco. With little to show for his work, Soo also goes to San Francisco. Both men face prejudice and violence. In time they join rival factions in the community of Chinatown, Ping with one of the Chinese Six Families and Soo with a secret, illegal society called a tong. The story ends after the 1906 earthquake. This dramatic historical novel portrays the complicated lives of typical immigrants from China and many other countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tana Reiff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0866473807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780866473804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pro Lingua Learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.20w x 0.24d","brand":"Tana Reiff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001246695679,"sku":"9780866473804","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acb82b27-e9b5-45e9-93d8-cfdeb0bcea1b.jpg?v=1751600499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/for-gold-and-blood-tana-reiff-9780866473804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}