Ramona

BY HELEN HUNT JACKSON

Brief Description:
Along with Uncle Tom's Cabin, Ramona is regarded as one of the 19th century's great ethical novels. Ramona is the fictional love story of a beautiful, illegitimate Scots-Indian orphan and the handsome and courageous Indian Alessandro. Persecuted and betrayed by individuals and the government, Ramona and Alessandro struggle and flee. Their love is portrayed in dramatic and classical terms, while the tragedy of their lives is the tragedy of their people who endure brutal poverty and the loss of their land. Along with the non-fiction book A Century of Dishonor, This was part of Jackson's efforts to promote the rights of Native Americans.

Signet Classic 1988 362 PP. Paper

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