{"product_id":"ramona-paperback-14","title":"Ramona - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Hunt Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDenise Ch Vez\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If I could write a story that would do for the Indian a thousandth part of what \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eRamona\u003c\/i\u003e, her popular 1884 romantic bestseller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA beautiful half Native American, half-Scottish orphan raised by a harsh Mexican \u003ci\u003eranchera\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet from the first American edition of 1884, this Modern Library Paperback Classic includes Jos  Mart 's 1888 prologue (translated from the Spanish by Esther Allen).\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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. \u003cbr\u003eA 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. \u003cbr\u003eSet 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Chávez\u003c\/b\u003e, a prolific playwright, poet, and novelist, is the author of \u003ci\u003eLoving Pedro Infante\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFace of an Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Menu Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ramona\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47261418193145,"sku":"9780812973518","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WZKywZ6hv39780812973518_114b4eb8-29f5-462c-b32c-7354cbddd782.webp?v=1768797551","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ramona-paperback-14","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}