{"product_id":"9781459714991","title":"Travels in the Shining Island: The Story of James Evans and the Invention of the Cree Syllabary Alphabet","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1842 at York Factory, the English-born missionary James Evans built a lightweight tin canoe that glittered and shone in the sunlight. Wherever he went, Native peoples called the canoe his \"Shining Island\" or \"His Island of Light.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTravels in the Shining Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e chronicles important events in the life of the extraordinary Methodist missionary, James Evans (1801-1846). It was Evans who created a written alphabet in native languages that remains in use to the present time. Truly the first printer\/publisher in the Canadian Northwest, his story is one of incredible courage, perseverance and unwavering faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Using clay, lead and hand-carved wood to make characters, and soot, oil and animal blood for ink, he created a unique literary tradition that has become a central part of Northern Aboriginal culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eQueen’s Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124671234288,"sku":"9781459714991","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459714991_p0.jpg?v=1763871912","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459714991","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}