{"product_id":"who-would-have-thought-it-9781513208343","title":"Who Would Have Thought It?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Would Have Thought It?\u003c\/i\u003e (1872) is a novel by Mexican American author María Amparo Ruiz de Burton. The novel, Ruiz de Burton’s debut, is a semi-autobiographical story of race, class, and gender set before and during the American Civil War. Central to its focus are the ways in which the Californio elite were forced into competition with Anglo-American settlers arriving out west after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican American War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile on a geological expedition in the American Southwest, Dr. Norval is tasked with rescuing a young girl from her Apache captors. He finds Maria Dolores Medina, a ten-year-old girl from a prominent Californio family of Spanish-Mexican heritage, and is asked by the girl’s mother to adopt her and take her back to New England. Norval promises to do so and returns with the girl, surprising of his wife who harbors deep racial prejudices and mistrusts anyone born into the Catholic faith. As the American Civil War begins, Dr. Norval, a Democrat, is suspected of harboring Confederate sympathies and is eventually forced into exile in Egypt. When he leaves, Lola stays behind with his wife. Both personal and political, historical and fictional, \u003ci\u003eWho Would Have Thought It?\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that captures a complex moment in American history without losing sight of the humanity at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of María Amparo Ruiz de Burton’s \u003ci\u003eWho Would Have Thought It?\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Mexican American literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"María Amparo Ruiz de Burton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48285884449019,"sku":"9781513208343","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781513208343.jpg?v=1772484269","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/who-would-have-thought-it-9781513208343","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}