White Slaves of Maquinna - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook White Slaves of Maquinna write by John Jewitt. This book was released on 2011-09-30. White Slaves of Maquinna available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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. On March 22, 1803, while anchored in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, the Boston was attacked by a group of Mowachaht warriors. Twenty-five of her 27 crewmen were massacred, their heads "arranged in a line" for survivor John R. Jewitt to identify. Jewitt and another survivor, John Thompson, became 2 of some 50 slaves owned by the chief known as Maquinna. Among other duties, they were forced to carry wood for three miles and fight for Maquinna when he slaughtered a neighbouring tribe. But their worst fear came from knowing that slaves could be killed whenever their master chose. Since most of the Mowachaht wanted the two whites dead, they never knew what would come first—freedom or death. After Jewitt was rescued, following 28 months in captivity, he wrote a book of his experiences. It appeared in 1815 and became known as Jewitt's Narrative. It proved so popular that it is still being reprinted today.
White Slaves of the Nootka
White Slaves of the Nootka - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook White Slaves of the Nootka write by John Rodgers Jewitt. This book was released on 1987. White Slaves of the Nootka available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While anchored in Nootka Sound the Boston was attacked by what were thought of as friendly Nootka Indians. The two only survivors became slaves owned by Chief Maquinna. Their worst fear was the realization that they could be killed whenever their master chose. Rescued after 28 months in captivity, this is Jewitt's story in his own words. -- A gripping story of a real life adventure
Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America
Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America write by Leland Donald. This book was released on 2023-09-01. Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With his investigation of slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America, Leland Donald makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the aboriginal cultures of this area. He shows that Northwest Coast servitude, relatively neglected by researchers in the past, fits an appropriate cross-cultural definition of slavery. Arguing that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies, he points out how important slaves were to the Northwest Coast economies for their labor and for their value as major items of exchange. Slavery also played a major role in more famous and frequently analyzed Northwest Coast cultural forms such as the potlatch and the spectacular art style and ritual systems of elite groups. The book includes detailed chapters on who owned slaves and the relations between masters and slaves; how slaves were procured; transactions in slaves; the nature, use, and value of slave labor; and the role of slaves in rituals. In addition to analyzing all the available data, ethnographic and historic, on slavery in traditional Northwest Coast cultures, Donald compares the status of Northwest Coast slaves with that of war captives in other parts of traditional Native North America.
The Adventures of John Jewitt
The Adventures of John Jewitt - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Adventures of John Jewitt write by John Rodgers Jewitt. This book was released on 2018-10-17. The Adventures of John Jewitt available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Cannibalism, Headhunting and Human Sacrifice in North America
Cannibalism, Headhunting and Human Sacrifice in North America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cannibalism, Headhunting and Human Sacrifice in North America write by George Franklin Feldman. This book was released on 2008. Cannibalism, Headhunting and Human Sacrifice in North America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the Publisher: This riveting volume dispels the sanitized history surrounding Native American practices toward their enemies that preceded the European exploration and colonization of North America. The research is impeccable, the writing sparkling, and the evidence incontrovertible: headhunting, cannibalism and human sacrifice were practiced by many of the native peoples of North America.
