John Kimantas

John Kimantas is a journalist, editor, explorer and author of twelve titles, notably the acclaimed Wild Coast series of British Columbia guide books. In his research for that series in the early two-thousands, he kayaked much of the BC coast, where he fell in love with Nootka Island and began to delve into its history. At first reading journals of the early explorers as a hobby, his professional interest grew as the lives converged and the stories overlapped. His latest work, The Wolves of Nootka, represents more than a decade of research and writing to make sense of global events during the years 1774-1792, with Nootka Sound ultimately central to it all.