Into the Americas is a gritty, real-life adventure based on one of history’s greatest survival stories. It was inspired by the diary entries of young English blacksmith John Jewitt during his time aboard the brigantine The Boston and also during his sojourn at Nootka Sound, on North America's western seaboard, from 1802 to 1805.
It's a tale of two vastly different cultures – indigenous North American and European civilization – colliding head on. It is also a Romeo and Juliet story set in the wilderness.
Nineteen year-old blacksmith John Jewitt is one of only two survivors after his crewmates clash with the fierce Mowachaht tribe in the Pacific Northwest. A life of slavery awaits John and his fellow survivor, a belligerent American sailmaker, in a village ruled by the iron fist of Maquina, the all-powerful chief. Desperate to taste freedom again, they make several doomed escape attempts over mountains and sea. Only their value to the tribe and John’s relationship with Maquina prevents their captors from killing them.
As the seasons pass, John ‘goes Indian’ after falling in love with Eu-stochee, a beautiful maiden. This further alienates him from his fellow captive whose defiance leads to violent consequences. In the bloodshed that follows, John discovers another side to himself – a side he never knew existed and a side he detests. His desire to be reunited with the family and friends he left behind returns even stronger than before.
The stakes rise when John learns Eu-stochee is pregnant. When a final opportunity to escape arises, he must choose between returning to civilization or staying with Eu-stochee and their newborn son.
Into the Americas has been adapted to a feature film screenplay and is in early development with the authors' film production company Morcan Motion Pictures.
Into the Americas is now our top-selling novel, even out-selling our popular international thriller series The Orphan Trilogy. The Kindle ebook version is a regular visitor to Amazon's bestseller lists in the Historical Fiction and Native American categories.
Book critics resonate with our novel, and after 100 reviews on Amazon it has a review rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars. Reviewers seem enamored with this intriguing slice of North American history.
Development of the feature film will undoubtedly further boost sales of this popular book.
Here's what Amazon reviewers are saying about Into the Americas:
"Hard to put down, ended up reading in one day." -Tina Pascoe
"I loved this story. Excellent writing and wonderful weave of fact and fiction. Marvelous descriptions of both sailors, sailors lives and native lives in the first people of Vancouver. The conflict that the main character...is woven into wonderful descriptions of everyday tasks of life as well as descriptive scenery. I loved this book." -KindleCustomer
"What a cool story... and based on Jewett's diary makes it even better. -Craig J. Davis
"Housework Crusher. Yes, I said 'housework crusher'. Instead of working on things I needed to have done, I wanted to sit and read the book." -ItsMe
"I was not sure what to expect from this book, I was only looking for an 'in between reads' book but quickly found myself caught up in the story. The action started right at the beginning and never really stopped." -LindaMP
"Excellent! What an amazing documentation of real life, love and survival!" -Amazon Customer
In the skies above North America’s west coast, amongst the clouds, a bald eagle glided in lazy circles. With her magnificent white head and tail feathers, and her six-foot wingspan, she was the queen of her domain as she made use of the thermals that rose from the unseen terrain below.
The clouds parted to reveal a village – one of many populated by the indigenous people of the remote Northwest Pacific region. Nootka village was bordered by rugged, forest-covered hills which rose up out of the sea. Comprised of twenty or so large, wooden lodges, it was home to the Mowachaht tribe, one of the twenty-five Nuu-chah-nulth indigenous groups that occupied the region’s craggy coastline. A two-masted schooner lay at anchor offshore, safe for the moment in an inlet with the unlikely name of Friendly Cove.
Distance was no problem for the eagle whose sharp eyesight could distinguish any object from another, even if those objects were little bigger than a pinhead. Right now, her eyes were focused on a Chinook salmon swimming between the schooner and shore. The eagle flattened her wings and dove head first, extending her wings moments before she struck the water. Talons extended and now in a shallow dive, the eagle grasped the salmon and, with a few mighty beats of her wings, rose sluggishly skyward with her catch.
The eagle’s labored flight took her directly over the village. If any of the villagers had been waiting for her, with bow or musket primed, they’d have shot her down easily for she was as yet barely higher than the colorful totem poles that lined the shore. Fortunately for her, eagles were sacred to these people and so they ruled the skies with impunity.
A trade was going down with a dozen crewmen from the schooner. Unkempt and ill disciplined, the crewmen were typical of the freebooters who visited these shores in increasing numbers.
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