Ramona

<p><I>Ramona</I> (1884) is a novel by Helen Hunt Jackson. Inspired by her activism for the rights of Native Americans <I>Ramona</I> is a story of racial discrimination survival and history set in California in the aftermath of the Mexican American War. Immensely popular upon publication <I>Ramona</I> earned favorable comparisons to Harriet Beecher Stowe's <I>Uncle Tom's Cabin</I> and remains an influential sentimental novel to this day. Orphaned after the death of her foster mother Ramona a Scottish-Native American girl is taken in by her reluctant foster aunt Señora Gonzaga Moreno. Early on she experiences discrimination due to her mixed heritage and troubled upbringing but Gonzaga Moreno begrudgingly provides for her as though she were her own daughter in accordance with her sister's wishes. When a group of Native American migrant workers arrives from Temecula to perform the annual sheep shearing Ramona falls in love with Alessandro a pious Catholic. Despite his honesty and capacity for hard work Alessandro is viewed with contempt by the Señora. Faced with no alternative the lovers elope and make their way toward the San Bernardino Mountains facing racism and violence from American settlers along the way. Bound by love rejected by the dominant cultures of the newly Americanized California Alessandro and Ramona must do what they can to survive. This edition of Helen Hunt Jackson's <I>Ramona</I> is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>