Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch
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)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Preface/Introductory | Veronica Jenkins |
00:08:01 |
| Play 02 | The Discoverers/ The Discovery | Veronica Jenkins |
00:10:31 |
| Play 03 | The Fate of the Explorers/LaSalle | Veronica Jenkins |
00:10:47 |
| Play 04 | LaSalle's Career/Tonty | Veronica Jenkins |
00:12:00 |
| Play 05 | Starved Rock Fortified/Kismet | Veronica Jenkins |
00:09:52 |
| Play 06 | LaSalle's Successors/The Missions | Veronica Jenkins |
00:15:45 |
| Play 07 | The Drama of the 18th Century/Starved Rock in the 18th Century | Veronica Jenkins |
00:16:35 |
| Play 08 | The Last of the Illinois | Veronica Jenkins |
00:18:21 |
| Play 09 | The Sequel | Veronica Jenkins |
00:08:36 |
| Play 10 | Modern Starved Rock | Veronica Jenkins |
00:07:06 |
| Play 11 | The Historians/The Novelist | Veronica Jenkins |
00:14:47 |
| Play 12 | The Relics | Veronica Jenkins |
00:13:00 |