As one of the great ethical novels of the 19th century, Ramona was both a political and literary success and continues to move modern readers with its sympathetic characters and its depiction of the Native Americans struggle in the early West. Contains an Introduction by acclaimed author Michael Dorris and a new Afterword. (July) nOne of the greatest ethical novels of the nineteenth century, this is a tale of true love tested. Set 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...