The Invasion Contributor(s): Lewis, Janet (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870134957 ISBN-13: 9780870134951 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: The Invasion is the first work of Janet Lewis (The Wife of Martin Guerre and The Trial of Soren Quist) who grew up in the Lake country of the Old Northwest and is based on family stories told to her as a child. It displays well-researched historical accuracy and an innate understanding of and feeling for Native American culture enhanced by the author's fluency in the Ojibwa language. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 99055796 |
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.03" W x 9.08" (0.88 lbs) 248 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Invasion, 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 The Wife of Martin Guerre and The Trial of Soren Quist. Lewis grew up in the Lake country of the Old Northwest and The Invasion is based on family stories she heard as a child.The Invasion 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. |