Into the Americas ~ Paperback ~ Lance Morcan

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. INTO THE AMERICAS is 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.Author BiographyLance and James Morcan are a New Zealand father-and-son writing and filmmaking team. Their literary works include 10 published non-fiction titles, including eight in the popular The Underground Knowledge Series; they have written six published novels in the thriller and historical adventure genres, including The Ninth Orphan, The Orphan Factory, The Orphan Uprising, World Odyssey, Fiji: A Novel and Into the Americas. Several of these books, including Genius Intelligence and Into the Americas, are regular visitors to Amazon's bestseller lists on Kindle. The Morcans have adapted some of their novels to feature film screenplays. These are in development with their film production company Morcan Motion Pictures, and they include Into the Americas.