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I love the first sentence in the description of this book: "The most important woman in the history of southern California never lived." I still can't believe how fascinated I was by someone's undergrad paper turned Master's Thesis. DeLyser explores the establishment of tourist attractions by fans of the novel. I was also surprised to learn that this phenomenon is also happening in Forks, WA because of the "Twilight" novels. Within a year of the 1884 publication of "Ramona" by Helen Hunt Jackson tourists flocked to Southern California to see where the fictional Ramona was born, lived, married, and is buried. I live near one of the ranchos (Guajome) and the wedding chapel people visited hoping for glimpses of Ramona. Last week I visited the other rancho (Camulos) about 200 miles away when I traveled to Ventura county on business. On the tour we watched the silent movie (the first of 4 movies inspired by the book) and next month I hope to finally make it to the Ramona pageant which has been staged outdoors since 1923.