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Ramona |
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| By (author): |
Helen Hunt Jackson Edited by: Siobhan Senier |
| ISBN10-13: |
1551117207 : 9781551117201 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
450 |
| Weight: |
.590 Kg. |
| Published: |
Broadview Press - March 2008 |
| List Price: |
25.75 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Ramona has often been compared to Uncle Tomâ s Cabin for its influence on American social policy, and this is the only edition available that presents this important novel in its full historical context. A huge popular and critical success when it was first published in 1884, Ramona is set among the California Spanish missions and tells the story of the young mixed-blood heroine, Ramona, and her Native American lover Alessandro, as they flee from the brutal violence of white settlers. This Broadview edition re-examines the novelâ s legacy by placing it alongside public speeches, letters, and newspaper articles that promoted what was ultimately a damaging campaign by reformers to â assimilateâ Native American peoples. Selections from Jacksonâ s non-fiction writings call into question the link between assimilationist policies and the story told in Ramona; also included are the writings and testimonies of some of Jacksonâ s Native American contemporaries, as well as a selection of travel essays and images that helped to create â the Ramona myth.â |
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