Ramona A Story (w/ Bookseller's Stamp of Ramona's Marriage Place, Old San Diego)
by Jackson, Helen Hunt
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- In exceptionally good condition/in quite good condition
- Seller
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San Diego, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, n. d. c1934. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/in quite good condition. Octavo, [21.25cm/8,5inches], full ebony-embossed gucamole-green cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 424. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Ramona is an 1884 American novel set in Southern California after the MexicanAmerican War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race ScottishNative American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serialized in the Christian Union on a weekly basis,[ the novel became immensely popular. It has had more than 300 printings, and been adapted five times as a film. A play adaptation has been performed annually outdoors since 1923. The novel's influence on the culture and image of Southern California was considerable. Its sentimental portrayal of Mexican colonial life contributed to establishing a unique cultural identity for the region. As its publication coincided with the arrival of railroad lines in the region, countless tourists visited who wanted to see the locations of the novel.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Lewis Best Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29968
- Title
- Ramona A Story (w/ Bookseller's Stamp of Ramona's Marriage Place, Old San Diego)
- Author
- Jackson, Helen Hunt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - In exceptionally good condition
- Jacket Condition
- in quite good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- n. d. c1934
- Keywords
- American Literature California San Diego Indians
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- Cloth
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