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Ramona (book)
Ramona is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California, the novel painted a romanticized portrait of Mexican colonial life, and it effectively generated a nationwide interest in the region. Publication of Ramona coincided with the opening of railroad lines to the region. This provided interested tourists with the means of transportation to see the locations discussed in the novel.
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/00/00 | Helen Hunt Jackson | Author | Ramona, an American novel by Helen Hunt Jackson, is published by Little, Brown. | ||||
| 1900/00/00 | Believing the Estudillo House to be the likely location of Ramona's marriage in Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel "Ramona", tourists begin visiting the Estudillo House. It became a commercial enterprise publicized as "Ramona's Marriage Place". | Estudillo House | San Diego, CA | ||||
| 1940/00/00 | On a single day in 1940, "Ramona's Marriage Place" attracts 1,632 visitors. | Estudillo House | San Diego, CA |
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| Particulars for Ramona (book): | |||
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| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
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