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.