# The American Magazine, Vol. 1

By **Amy Janello**

- ISBN-13: 9780810919099
- Publisher: Abrams
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 240
- Published: 1 Sep 1991

## About this book

This book tells the story of James Evans, a nineteenth-century Methodist missionary who developed a new system of writing the Cree language. Evans believed that literacy was essential for the spiritual and social well-being of native peoples, and spent years working on his syllabic system. John Maclean's biography trac

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