Ramona
$35.48
- Paperback
377 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2005
Summary
"If I could write a story that would do for the Indian a thousandth part of what "Uncle Tom‘s Cabin" did for the Negro," wrote Helen Hunt Jackson, "I would be thankful the rest of my life." Jackson surpassed this ambition with the publication of "Ramona," her popular 1884 romantic bestseller. A beautiful half Native American, half-Scottish orphan raised by a harsh Mexican "ranchera," Ramona enters into a forbidden love affair with a heroic Mission Indian named Alessandro. The pair’s adventures after they elope paint a vivid portrait of California history and the woeful fate of Native Americans and Mexicans whose lands and rights were stripped as Anglo-Americans overran southern California. Set from the first American edition of 1884, this Modern Library Paperback Classic includes Jose Marti‘s 1888 prologue (translated from the Spanish by Esther Allen).
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812973518 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0812973518 |
| Author: | Helen Hunt Jackson |
| Publisher: | Modern Library |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 377 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 132mm x 201mm |
| Series: | Modern Library (Paperback) |
You Can Find This Book In
Critics Review
“Ramona is a second Uncle Tom’s Cabin… . The arrogant mestiza whose attachment to her Indian lover endures through persecution and death … and the desperate love they share until the vanquishing blond race casts them out like hunted animals … all this is alive in these pages.” -Jose Marti
Helen Hunt Jackson
–>Helen Hunt Jackson–>(1830-1885) is best known for her novel, Ramona, which is set in California and explores the same theme of injustice to the Indian.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.