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Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Savages of Nootka Sound

John Jewitt (1783-1821), a blacksmith by trade, spent the years 1803-1806 as a slave among the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound, off the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, after the trading vessel on which he served as armorer was attacked and its crew murdered by the native tribal chief Maquinna. Maquinna spared Jewitt's life on condition that the Jewitt would be his slave, would repair his muskets and make daggers, knives, and fishing gear for him. Jewitt's memoir is a considered a major source of information about the customs of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. - Summary by Sue Anderson

Year of Publication: 1815Genres: Memoirs

Running Time: 05 hours 40 minutes 15 seconds(17 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Sue Anderson

#	Chapter Name
	A Blacksmith by Trade Sue Anderson	15:48
	As Armorer on the Ship "Boston" Sue Anderson	13:42
	Crew Murdered by King Maquinna Sue Anderson	18:50
	One Man Found Alive in the Hold Sue Anderson	19:57
	The Ship Burns; Starts a Journal Sue Anderson	21:19
	The Village of Nootka Sue Anderson	21:55
	Cooking, Dress, and Decoration Sue Anderson	19:58
	Canoes, Songs, Slavery Sue Anderson	16:55
	Neighboring Tribes Sue Anderson	21:12
	Winter Quarters Sue Anderson	19:57
	Ceremonial Tests of Fortitude Sue Anderson	20:35
	Haunted by the Ghosts of Murdered Sailors Sue Anderson	21:51
	Nootka Goes to War Sue Anderson	23:22
	Jewitt Forced to Marry and Adopt Native Dress Sue Anderson	21:54
	Jewitt Rejects His Native Wife Sue Anderson	18:20
	Rescue! Sue Anderson	33:11
	Home to Boston via Macau and Canton Sue Anderson	11:29