Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch


Read by Veronica Jenkins

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This book is an early history of the Starved Rock Area in Northern Illinois. In the pre-Columbian era, the Starved Rock area was home to Native Americans, particularly the Kaskaskia who lived in the Grand Village of the Illinois across the river. Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans recorded as exploring the region, and by 1683, the French had established Fort St. Louis on a large sandstone butte overlooking the river. According to a native legend, a group of Illinois Confederation (Illini) pursued by the Ottawa and Potawatomi fled to the butte in the late 18th century. The Ottawa and Potawatomi besieged the butte until all of the Illini had starved, and the butte became known as Starved Rock. The butte area was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1960. (Introduction by Wikipedia and Veronica Jenkins) (2 hr 25 min)

Chapters

Preface/Introductory 8:01 Read by Veronica Jenkins
The Discoverers/ The Discovery 10:31 Read by Veronica Jenkins
The Fate of the Explorers/LaSalle 10:47 Read by Veronica Jenkins
LaSalle's Career/Tonty 12:00 Read by Veronica Jenkins
Starved Rock Fortified/Kismet 9:52 Read by Veronica Jenkins
LaSalle's Successors/The Missions 15:45 Read by Veronica Jenkins
The Drama of the 18th Century/Starved Rock in the 18th Century 16:35 Read by Veronica Jenkins
The Last of the Illinois 18:21 Read by Veronica Jenkins
The Sequel 8:36 Read by Veronica Jenkins
Modern Starved Rock 7:06 Read by Veronica Jenkins
The Historians/The Novelist 14:47 Read by Veronica Jenkins
The Relics 13:00 Read by Veronica Jenkins