{"product_id":"ramona-9780451528421","title":"Ramona","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the greatest ethical novels of the nineteenth century, Helen Hunt Jackson's \u003ci\u003eRamona \u003c\/i\u003eis a tale of true love tested.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Old California, this powerful narrative richly depicts the life of the fading Spanish order, the oppression of tribal American communities and inevitably, the brutal intrusion of white settlers. Ramona, an illegitimate orphan, grows up as the ward of the overbearing Senora Moreno. But her desire for Alessandro, a Native American, makes her an outcast and fugitive...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Hunt Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (1830-1885) was a poet, novelist and essayist who became an advocate for Native American rights, fighting for improved treatment of Natives by the US government. She detailed the adverse effects of previous actions taken against Indian tribes in her history \u003ci\u003eA Century of Dishonor\u003c\/i\u003e (1881). Her novel \u003ci\u003eRamona\u003c\/i\u003e (1884) dramatized the federal government's mistreatment of Native Americans in Southern California after the Mexican-American War and attracted considerable attention to her cause.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641671389458,"sku":"9780451528421","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e0138d3-3c3a-4de7-b2cd-dc9c9bc9e197.jpg?v=1748520873","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ramona-9780451528421","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}