Ramona

Helen Hunt Jackson

Sep 1995 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Boots Martin

About this audiobook

This extraordinarily popular novel weaves together romance, history, and a passionate protest against the oppression of Native Americans in the 1800s. Termed the Uncle Tom's Cabin of the southwestern Indians and the first protest novel of California, the story vividly portrays three cultures-Indian, Mexican, and Anglo-locked in combat. The reading by Boots Martin is fascinating listening both for its dramatic story and for its importance in history.

About the author

Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, born Helen Fiske (1830-1885 ), was an American writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the US government. She detailed the adverse effects of government actions in her history A Century of Dishonor. Her novel Ramona dramatized the federal government's mistreatment of Native Americans in Southern California and attracted considerable attention to her cause.