Foreword
The Daily Colonist newspaper of July 4, 1884 published a story which occurred two years earlier entitled
What is it?
A strange creature captured above Yale. A British Columbia Gorilla. The article provided a detailed account of a railway crew that cornered and seized a juvenile ape-like male whom they named “Jacko.” Destined for a carnival freak-show, the boy mysteriously disappeared, and there the story ended. Or, did it?
DAVY is a spellbinding drama which begins in the late 1800s in the Pacific Northwest. The fictional story is rooted in an actual contemporary newspaper account describing the capture of a hominid “ape-boy” who is destined for the freak show. Thrust into an alien culture, Davy survives with the help of a nurturing couple. A strange, new life is punctuated with flashbacks to his mysterious origins in the deep forest. Fate steers him on a journey of self-discovery, guided by First Nations companions, symbols and traditions Davy is a tantalizing tale which brings a new dimension to the elusive “bigfoot” phenomenon.