Jim McDowell is a veteran British Columbia historian, who worked for many years as an educator, freelance writer, and independent reporter. He has published five books about early B.C. history. These include Hamatsa: The Enigma of Cannibalism on the Pacific Northwest Coast, FATHER AUGUST BRABANT: SAVIOUR OR SCOURGE?, and UNCHARTED WATERS: THE EXPLORATIONS OF JOSÉ NARVÁEZ (1768-1840). He resides in Steveston, B.C.