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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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Title	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
Creator	Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821
Contributor	[Alsop, Richard, 1761-1815]
Publisher	Middletown : Loomis & Richards
Date Issued	1815
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.
Extent	203 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Subject	Jewitt, John R. -- (John Rodgers), -- 1783-1821; Indian captivities--British Columbia; Nootka Indians--History; Nootka Sound (B.C.)
Genre	Books; Travel literature
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	English ; Nootka
Notes	Two pages numbered 28. Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3182927
Identifier	FC3821.1 .J491 1815b; II-0280
Collection	British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3821.1 .J491 1815b
Date Available	2015-04-20
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1068772
AIPUUID	174f6cc6-d164-4b16-ab5b-989927dbe8ce
DOI	10.14288/1.0222551
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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.