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Who would have thought it?

A major rediscovery'the first novel by a Mexican American Woman Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton was the first Mexican American woman to write novels in English and the first nineteenth-century California writer to publish a novel in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War. Her first book, Who Would Have Thought It', tells the story of Lola, a young, orphaned Mexican girl rescued from Indian captors by one Dr. Norval, who returns with Lola to his New England home. Though the townspeople initially shun the interloper, they become transfixed by Lola once word about the gold accompanying her gets out. Through the riveting personal story of a young girl's coming-of-age, Who Would Have Thought It' offers a stunning portrayal of the clash of cultures and communities, and a fresh perspective on Civil War America.

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  • "Lola Medina is rescued from Indian captors by a wealthy doctor and taken to his home in New England. Initially shunned by the townspeople, they are captivated by her once they hear about her gold."
  • "A major rediscovery'the first novel by a Mexican American Woman Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton was the first Mexican American woman to write novels in English and the first nineteenth-century California writer to publish a novel in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War. Her first book, Who Would Have Thought It', tells the story of Lola, a young, orphaned Mexican girl rescued from Indian captors by one Dr. Norval, who returns with Lola to his New England home. Though the townspeople initially shun the interloper, they become transfixed by Lola once word about the gold accompanying her gets out. Through the riveting personal story of a young girl's coming-of-age, Who Would Have Thought It' offers a stunning portrayal of the clash of cultures and communities, and a fresh perspective on Civil War America."@en
  • "On a trip out West in the mid-1800s, a New England doctor saves a Mexican girl from the Indians and adopts her. She meets only hostility in his hometown, until it is discovered she is wealthy, when she becomes everyone's favorite. A critique of opportunism and hypocrisy by a Mexican writer, wife of a U.S. Army officer and author of The Squatter and the Don. The novel is a reprint of the 1872 original."@en
  • "On a trip out West in the mid-1800s, a New England doctor saves a Mexican girl from the Indians and adopts her. She meets only hostility in his hometown, until it is discovered she is wealthy, when she becomes everyone's favorite. A critique of opportunism and hypocrisy by a Mexican writer, wife of a U.S. Army officer and author of The Squatter and the Don. The novel is a reprint of the 1872 original."

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  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"

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  • "Who would have thought it?"@en
  • "Who would have thought it?"
  • "Who would have thought it? A novel"@en
  • "Who would have thought it? A novel"
  • "Who would have thought it? a novel"@en
  • "Who would have thought it? a novel"
  • "Who would have thought it ?"
  • "Who would have thought it? : a novel"@en

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