{"product_id":"the-invasion-janet-lewis-9780870134951","title":"The Invasion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invasion, \u003c\/i\u003e a novel originally published in 1932, marked the debut of historical novelist Janet Lewis, who went on to write numerous poems and short stories as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Wife of Martin Guerre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Soren Quist\u003c\/i\u003e. Lewis grew up in the Lake country of the Old Northwest and \u003ci\u003eThe Invasion\u003c\/i\u003e is based on family stories she heard as a child.\u003ci\u003eThe Invasion\u003c\/i\u003e displays well-researched historical accuracy, an innate understanding of and feeling for Native American culture enhanced by the author's fluency in the Ojibway language, and an economy of style that is remarkable for a first novel. \u003cbr\u003e In 1790, John Johnston, a cultivated young Irishman, came to the far corner of the Northwest Territory to make his fortune intending to spend only a year. Instead he married Ozhah-guscoday- wayquay (The Woman of the Glade), daughter of the Ojibway chief Waub- ojeeg, and settled on the St. Mary's River. Together they founded a family that was loved, respected, and famous throughout the region for honesty, fairness, and hospitality. Their home was the center of culture for the area and for every visiting traveler, Native American or white. \u003ci\u003eThe Invasion\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a time when one culture violently supplanted another even as it depicts a family that blends two cultures together. \u003cbr\u003e Henry Rowe Schoolcraft considered the Johnston family his most valued connection to the Native American population. He eventually married Jane Johnston, daughter of John and The Woman of the Glade, and remain close to her entire family. In his diary, Schoolcraft wrote of the Johnstons, \"I have in fact stumbled, as it were, on the only family in Northwest America who could in Indian lore have acted as my guide, philosopher, and friend.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870134957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870134951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.03w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 199","brand":"Janet Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980665192703,"sku":"9780870134951","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_938224ca-a845-4e2c-b297-674b2f064926.jpg?v=1683251194","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-invasion-janet-lewis-9780870134951","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}