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The history of Starved Rock, 1673-1911

Title
The history of Starved Rock, 1673-1911 [electronic resource] / Mark Walczynski.
Author
Walczynski, Mark.
Publication
DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, 2020.

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Description
1 online resource.
Summary
"This book is a scholarly examination of events that occurred at and around the famous site of Starved Rock between summer 1673, when European explorers first viewed the bluff, to 1911, when Rock became the centerpiece of Illinois's second state park"--
Uniform Title
History of Starved Rock, 1673-1911 (Online)
Alternative Title
History of Starved Rock, 1673-1911 (Online)
Subject
  • Illinois Indians > Illinois > Starved Rock State Park > History
  • Kaskaskia Indians > History
  • Indians of North America > Illinois > Illinois River Valley > History
  • Starved Rock State Park (Ill.) > History
  • Illinois River Valley (Ill.) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
1673-1679 : the black robe arrives at Kaskaskia (Kaaskaaskinki waahpiiwa mahkateehkoreya) -- 1680-1682 : everything Is difficult (Čeeki kiikoo aarimatwi) -- 1683 : the French build a fort (Niimihkiwa mamistikoošia) -- 1684 : the Iroquois lay siege to the fort (Niimihki wiiyostamwa pahsiikania) -- 1685-1691 : trade and the beaver (Ataweeyoni ci amehkwa) -- 1692-1712 : the rock Is abandoned (Neekarenta aašipehkwa) -- 1712-1730 : Starved Rock and the Fox Wars (Mihšikatwi Aašipehkonki-Mahkwaskimina) -- 1730-1776 : we leave, never to return (Nimecimehkaamina) -- 1777-1840 : the big knives will be in control (Tipeerinkiiwaki kata mihšimaarhsaki) -- 1841-1885 : wait! its heart Is still beating (Eeskwa perakiiwi ateehi) -- 1886-1911: it will always be sitting here, beautiful (Peehkisita moonšaki apiwa kata).
ISBN
  • 9781501748257
  • 9781501748264
LCCN
2019026064
OCLC
ssj0002248429
Author
Walczynski, Mark.
Title
The history of Starved Rock, 1673-1911 [electronic resource] / Mark Walczynski.
Imprint
DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, 2020.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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Print version: Walczynski, Mark. The history of Starved Rock, 1673-1911 DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, 2020. 9781501748240 (DLC) 2019026063
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