Ramona : A Story of Passion and Protest / KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.).

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Helen Hunt Jackson's novel of 1884 crystallized opinion about the whites' maltreatment of Indians (much as Uncle Tom's Cabin had done for slavery). This program uses feature film clips to recap the plot and historical sources and sites to explain both the immense popularity of the book and its trans...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], ©1998.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Jackson, Helen Hunt, > 1830-1885.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 min.) : sound, color
Variant Title:
Story of Passion and Protest
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Romanticized View of the Past (1:57)
  • Plot of "Ramona" (2:02)
  • Author of "Ramona" (1:16)
  • Crimes Against Indians (1:42)
  • Literary Response to Plight of Indians (2:31)
  • Shared Identities (2:10)
  • Myth of Ramona: Big Business (3:39)
  • In Search of a Killer (2:41)
  • In Search of the Real Ramona (2:54)
  • Legacy of "Ramona" (1:43)
  • "Ramona" and Franciscan Missions (1:23)
  • Real Life Deaths of Fictional Personalities (2:03)
  • Credits: "Ramona": A Story of Passion and Protest (1:37)