María Amparo Ruiz de Burton — Who Would Have Thought It? with Quite Literally Books

Send us Fan MailThe first Mexican-American woman novelist to be published in English, María Amparo Ruiz de Burton chose a surprising subject matter—East Coast high society—for her first novel, Who Would Have Thought It? She was uniquely qualified to skewer the hypocrisy of Northern abolitionists, lampoon corrupt politicians and even mock Abraham Lincoln as a figure she deems more “party-boy” than presidential. Bremond Berry MacDougall and Lisa Endo Cooper, founders of Quite Literally Books, join us to discuss their new reissue of this 1872 book and why it still resonates so loudly in the era of Donald Trump.Discussed in this episode:María Amparo Ruiz de BurtonWho Would Have Thought It? By María Amparo Ruiz de BurtonQuite Literally BooksLost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 246 on Jessie Redmon FausetLost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 79 on Frances Harper’s Iola LeRoyLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet JacobsHenry S. BurtonMary Todd LincolnAbraham LincolnVarina DavisJames BaldwinDr. Jessie Alemán1863 Habeas Corpus Suspension ActThe Squatter and the Don by María Amparo Ruiz de Burton on Project GutenbergSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter.Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast