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OCLC. 225474. Followed by. Zia. Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960 children's novel by American writer Scott O'Dell, which tells the story of a girl named Karana, who is stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San ...
- Scott O'Dell
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The Lone Woman died soon afterward and was buried in the Mission Santa Barbara cemetery. The exact site of her burial has not been confirmed (many Indians were interred in unmarked graves), but there is a plaque at the east end of the mission cemetery that commemorates her. It was dedicated in 1928, by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Jul 22, 2019 · In the book she's named Karana. Her birth name is lost to history, but she's often referred to as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island or as Juana María, the name under which she was baptized before burial at Mission Santa Barbara. Today, San Nicolas Island is owned by the US Navy.
It tells the story of Karana, a young Nicoleño girl left behind on a remote island off the coast of southern California. ... Buried in an unmarked grave in the Santa Barbara Mission cemetery, her ...
Apr 15, 2019 · Life in Santa Barbara was so different from her own that her immune system couldn’t compete. She fell ill from dysentery and passed away within seven weeks of having been rescued. Shortly beforehand, she was christened with the name Juana Maria. She is buried in the Nidever family plot at the Santa Barbara Mission.
Nov 16, 2018 · The Lone Woman was the model for Karana in Island of the Blue Dolphins. DATE OF BIRTH: About 1800. PLACE OF BIRTH: San Nicolas Island, Alta California, New Spain. DATE OF DEATH: October 19, 1853. PLACE OF BURIAL: Mission Santa Barbara, California, USA. Bibliography. Cronin, Blaise P. “Juana Maria.”.
Jan 10, 2022 · For all of its fictional elements, Island of the Blue Dolphins is taken from a real story. According to the National Park Service, the character of Karana is based on a woman who has been known variously as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, a "wild woman," and, after her conditional baptism by local priests in Santa Barbara, Calif., Juana Maria.
