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The captive of Nootka, or, The adventures of John R. Jewett.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, author.
- Series:
- Peter Parley's little library ; 2.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
- Peter Parley's little library ; 2
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821--Juvenile literature.
- Jewitt, John R.
- Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821.
- Indian captivities--Juvenile literature.
- Indian captivities.
- Nuu-chah-nulth Indians--Juvenile literature.
- Nuu-chah-nulth Indians.
- Nootka Sound (B.C.)--Description and travel--Juvenile literature.
- Nootka Sound (B.C.).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Captive of Nootka
- Adventures of John R. Jewett
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott and Company, 1861.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Originally published under title: Narrative of the adventures and sufferings of John R. Jewitt; only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston ...
- "Written by ... Richard Alsop ... [who] drew from Jewitt his story, during repeated interviews." compare Hist. mag., volume 4, 1860, page 91.
- This edition is a free adaptation by S.G. Goodrich -- National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints.
- Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
- OCLC:
- 905312822
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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