Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson
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"Ramona" by Helen Hunt Jackson is a novel written in 1884. Set in Southern California after the Mexican-American War, it follows Ramona, a mixed-race Scottish-Native American orphan raised by a Mexican rancher who resents her heritage. When Ramona falls in love with Alessandro, a Native American sheepherder, they elope and face relentless hardship as American settlers drive them from their land. Jackson crafted this romantic tale to expose the mistreatment of Native
Americans, though readers became more captivated by its sentimental vision of colonial California. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ramona |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramona |
| Credits | Produced by David Reed, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Indians of North America -- Fiction |
| Subject | Didactic fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Political fiction |
| Subject | Indians, Treatment of -- Fiction |
| Subject | Racially mixed people -- Fiction |
| Subject | California, Southern -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2802 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 965 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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