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Book/Printed Material A narrative of the adverntures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; only srvivor 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 religions opinions of the natives. Embellished with a plate, representing the sip in possession of the savages ...

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  • A narrative of the adverntures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; only srvivor 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 religions opinions of the natives. Embellished with a plate, representing the sip in possession of the savages ...

Names

  • Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821.
  • Alsop, Richard, 1761-1815.

Created / Published

  • Middletown [Conn.] Printed by S. Richards, 1815.

Headings

  • -  Indian captivities
  • -  Nuu-chah-nulth Indians
  • -  Nootka Sound (B.C.)

Notes

  • -  At foot of p. 204: End of the second edition.
  • -  "Written by ... Richard Alsop ... [who] drew from Jewett his story, during repeated interviews." cf. Hist. mag., v. 4, 1860, p. 91.
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-06-13 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 204 p. front. 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F1089.N8 J31

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 10015919

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Jewitt, John R, and Richard Alsop. A narrative of the adverntures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; only srvivor 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 religions opinions of the natives. Embellished with a plate, representing the sip in possession of the savages. [Middletown Conn. Printed by S. Richards, 1815] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/10015919/.

APA citation style:

Jewitt, J. R. & Alsop, R. (1815) A narrative of the adverntures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; only srvivor 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 religions opinions of the natives. Embellished with a plate, representing the sip in possession of the savages. [Middletown Conn. Printed by S. Richards] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/10015919/.

MLA citation style:

Jewitt, John R, and Richard Alsop. A narrative of the adverntures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; only srvivor 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 religions opinions of the natives. Embellished with a plate, representing the sip in possession of the savages. [Middletown Conn. Printed by S. Richards, 1815] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/10015919/>.