The poker bride by christopher corbett

When gold rush fever gripped the globe in 1849, thousands of Chinese immigrants came through San Francisco seeking fortune. In The Poker Bride, Christopher Corbett uses a little-known Idaho legend as a lens into this Chinese experience. Before 1849, the Chinese in the United States were little more than curiosities. The Poker Bride by Christopher Corbett - Read Online Read The Poker Bride by Christopher Corbett for free with a 30 day free trial. Read unlimited* books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. This true story of a concubine and the Gold Rush years “delves deep into the soul of the real old west” (Erik Larson).

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