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Title:
Daughter of fortune : a novel
Alternate title:
Hija de la fortuna
Summary:
A Chilean woman searches for her lover in the goldfields of 1840s California. Arriving as a stowaway, Eliza finances her search with various jobs, including playing the piano in a brothel.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
1843-1848 -- Eliza -- The English -- Senoritas -- A Ruined Reputation -- Suitors -- Miss Rose -- Love -- 1848-1849 -- The News -- The Farewell -- Fourth Son -- Tao Chi'en -- The Voyage -- The Argonauts -- The Secret -- 1850-1853 -- El Dorado -- Business Dealings -- Soiled Doves -- Disillusion -- Singsong Girls -- Joaquin -- An Unusual Pair -- .
Physical Description:
viii, 399 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Publisher:
HarperCollins,
Electronic Access:
Publisher description
Publication Date:
1999
ISBN:
9780060194918
Publication Information:
New York : HarperCollins, c1999.
Call Number:
ALLENDE
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