On Gold Mountain: A Family Memoir of Love, Struggle and Survival by Lisa See

On Gold Mountain: A Family Memoir of Love, Struggle and Survival

Lisa See

394 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

In 1867, Lisa See's great-great-grandfather arrived in America, where he prescribed herbal remedies to immigrant labourers who were treated little better than slaves. His son Fong See later built a mercantile empire and married a Caucasian woman, ...

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Moods

informative 90%
reflective 70%
emotional 40%
adventurous 30%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 30%
challenging 10%
dark 10%
funny 10%
relaxing 10%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 27%

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3.66

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