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The Real Ramona
29th May
2019
written by Richard
Helen Hunt Jackson’s 1884 classic novel
Ramona
is based in part on tragic, true events that occurred in northern San Diego County. In a chapter from my book
Stranger Than Fiction
, I relate the story of the murder of Juan Diego, a Cahuilla Indian, by Sam Temple, a local rancher. Click below for the story:
“The Real Ramona”
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