Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch
Eaton G. Osman
Read by Veronica Jenkins
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 |