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White slaves of Maquinna : John R. Jewitt's narrative of capture and confinement at Nootka. Cover Image Book Book

White slaves of Maquinna : John R. Jewitt's narrative of capture and confinement at Nootka

Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers) 1783-1821 (author.).

Summary: "John R. Jewitt’s story of being captured and enslaved by Maquinna, the great chief of the Mowachaht people, is both an adventure tale of survival and an unusual perspective on the First Nations of the northwest coast of Vancouver Island."

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  • ISBN: 1894384024 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 9781894384025 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 191 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
    regular print
    print
  • Publisher: Victoria : Heritage, 2000.

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General Note:
Previous ed. has title: White slaves of the Nootka.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Captivity narratives -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island
Nootka 
Jewitt, John R, (John Rodgers) -- 1783-1821

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