Captive of Friendly Cove: Based on the Secret Journals of John Jewitt

Description

Nominee:
2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Best Adaptation from Another Medium
2016 Harvey Award, Best Graphic Novel Album

Based on John Jewitt’s journals, this artful book of historical fiction recounts an amazing slice of history

After his ship is burned and his shipmates killed, John Jewitt lived as a captive of the Mowachaht Indians for three years on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Readers can follow Jewitt’s adventures in this graphic novel as he plies his skills as a blacksmith, saves the life of his only remaining crew member, and comes up with a strategy to free them both.