The White Islander is a novel written by American author Mary Hartwell Catherwood and first published in 1893. The story is set on the island of Mackinac in Lake Huron, Michigan, during the early 19th century. The protagonist, a young woman named Pauline, is a ""white islander"" - a descendant of the French-Canadian fur traders who settled on the island. Pauline is torn between her love for two men: the handsome and wealthy John Beeson, and the quiet...