The poker bride : the first Chinese in the Wild West
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The poker bride : the first Chinese in the Wild West
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- The poker bride : the first Chinese in the Wild West
- Title remainder
- the first Chinese in the Wild West
- Statement of responsibility
- Christopher Corbett
- Subject
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- Bemis, Polly, 1853-1933
- California -- Gold discoveries
- Chinese -- California | San Francisco
- Chinese -- Idaho
- trueChinese American women
- Chinese American women -- History
- trueConcubinage
- trueBar owners
- trueIdaho -- History -- 19th century
- trueImmigrants -- China
- trueImmigration and emigration
- trueInterethnic relations
- trueProstitutes
- trueThe West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- trueHusband and wife
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- Dewey number
- 979.004951
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E184.C5
- LC item number
- C67 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
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