Narrative of the adventures and sufferings of John R. Jewitt
only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka sound: with an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives ...
by John Rodgers Jewitt, Richard Alsop, and Robert Brown
This book is an incredible true adventure story with descriptions of the Native American Indian Tribes of Vancouver Island. Having lived in the Northwest my whole life, I never knew the incredible history of this area. It tells the story of a young man, (John Jewitt) going on a ship from England to explore the world. He was a metal smith and hired on the ship "Boston". His journey was supposed to take him to America where he was going to purchase furs, sell them in China, and return to America and begin his life. His plans were drastically altered when the ship was overtaken by Indians at "Friendly cove" in Vancouver, where he spent the next three years as a slave to the King.
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Nootka Indians, Captivities, Indian captivities, Indians of North America, Boston (Ship), Captivity, Glossaries, vocabularies, Nootka language, Nootka Sound (B.C.), History, Indians of north america, social life and customs, Jewitt, john rodgers, 1783-1821, Captives, Social life and customs, Nootka (Indiens), Captifs, Prisonniers des Indiens d'Amérique, Nuu-chah-nulth Indians, Vancouver (b.c.), history, Slavery, canada, Boston (Navire), Indiens, North American Indians, maquinaShowing 11 featured editions. View all 94 editions?
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"Written by ... Richard Alsop ... [who] drew from Jewett his story, during repeated interviews." cf. Hist. mag., v. 4, 1860, p. 91.
Fred O. McMillan Collection.
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