Project Gutenberg 2011-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 1079 Jewitt, John Rodgers 1783 1821 Brown, Robert 1842 1895 01001306 The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island E-text prepared by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "The Adventures of John Jewitt" by John Rodgers Jewitt is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book narrates the gripping tale of John Jewitt, who was the only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston following its capture by the Nootka Indians in Canada. Drawing on his experiences during nearly three years of captivity, Jewitt chronicles his interactions with the indigenous tribes, the threats they posed, and his eventual escape. The opening of the narrative introduces Jewitt's journey, beginning with his background in England and his decision to sail to America aboard the Boston. Upon entering Nootka Sound, Jewitt and his crew encounter the local inhabitants and engage in trade, unaware of the violent turn their fate will take. Tensions arise quickly, and after a series of miscommunications and unintentional insults, Jewitt witnesses the brutal massacre of his crewmates as the Nootka people take control of the ship. This shocking event sets the stage for Jewitt's survival and later reflections on the complexities of his captors and the harsh realities of his situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Indian captivities Nootka Indians Nootka Sound (B.C.) F1001 Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - American 498645 2025-08-15T11:27:43.348330 text/html 497012 2011-11-13T23:23:49 text/html 1431862 2025-08-15T11:27:55.212268 application/epub+zip 1431839 2025-08-15T11:27:47.424320 application/epub+zip 253090 2025-08-15T11:27:45.772355 application/epub+zip 1675403 2025-08-15T11:28:00.740318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1625490 2025-08-15T11:27:53.573299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338388 2022-09-17T11:19:27.202098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407194 2025-08-15T11:27:42.213349 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407067 2011-11-13T23:19:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407332 2011-11-13T23:19:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 407371 2011-11-13T23:19:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23482 2025-08-15T11:28:00.901257 application/rdf+xml 15989 2025-08-15T11:27:46.314330 image/jpeg 3940 2025-08-15T11:27:46.041325 image/jpeg 154289 2011-11-13T23:19:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 154358 2011-11-13T23:19:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 1300912 2011-11-13T23:28:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 154315 2011-11-13T23:19:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 1389133 2025-08-15T11:27:43.441390 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia