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A 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, embellished with a plate representing... Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821
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"Written by Richard Alsop from interviews with Jewitt, ref. D.A.B.
'Names of the crew of the ship Boston': p[3] 'A list of words in the Nootkain language, the most in use': p[4] "War song of the Nootka tribe": p.203.
The Galleon Press edition lists twelve editions and a German translation. There were, in fact, eleven editions as the 1840 edition listed by Sabin, with a copy in the New York P.L., should be 1849." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 144.
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A 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, embellished with a plate representing the ship in possession of the savages
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Middletown : Loomis & Richards
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Date Issued |
1815
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Description |
"Written by Richard Alsop from interviews with Jewitt, ref. D.A.B.
'Names of the crew of the ship Boston': p[3] 'A list of words in the Nootkain language, the most in use': p[4] "War song of the Nootka tribe": p.203. The Galleon Press edition lists twelve editions and a German translation. There were, in fact, eleven editions as the 1840 edition listed by Sabin, with a copy in the New York P.L., should be 1849." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 144. |
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203 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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application/pdf
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Language |
English ; Nootka
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FC3821.1 .J491 1815b; II-0280
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Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.1 .J491 1815b
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Date Available |
2015-04-20
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
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174f6cc6-d164-4b16-ab5b-989927dbe8ce
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0222551
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.