{"product_id":"the-history-of-starved-rock-paperback-softback-9781501748240","title":"The History of Starved Rock (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501748240","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of Starved Rock\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Walczynski (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501748240\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 9 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 9 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Walczynski has written 'the' history of Starved Rock not 'a' history of this place. The distinction is worth noting because the author has produced an exhaustively researched historyand because he takes care to distinguish the past as informed by the historical record from the body of lore associated with Starved Rock.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Annals of Iowa)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of Starved Rock\u003c\/i\u003e provides a wonderful overview of the famous site in Utica, Illinois, from when European explorers first viewed the bluff in 1673 through to 1911, when Starved Rock became the centerpiece of Illinois' second state park. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark Walczynski pulls together stories and insights from the language, geology, geography, anthropology, archaeology, biology, and agriculture of the park to provide readers with an understanding of both the human and natural history of Starved Rock, and to put it into context with the larger history of the American Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. 1673–1679: The Black Robe Arrives at Kaskaskia (Kaaskaaskinki waahpiiwa mahkateehkoreya)\u003cbr\u003e 2. 1680–1682: Everything Is Difficult (Čeeki kiikoo aarimatwi)\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1683: The French Build a Fort (maamistikoošiwa wešihtooka niimihki)\u003cbr\u003e 4. 1684: The Iroquois Lay Siege to the Fort (Niimihki wiiyostamwa pahsiikania)\u003cbr\u003e 5. 1685–1691: Trade and the Beaver (Ataweeyoni ci amehkwa)\u003cbr\u003e 6. 1692–1712: The Rock Is Abandoned (Neekarentaaašipehkwa)\u003cbr\u003e 7. 1712–1730: Starved Rock and the Fox Wars (Mihšikatwi Aašipehkonki—Mahkwaskimina)\u003cbr\u003e 8. 1730–1776: We Leave, Never to Return (Nimecimehkaamina)\u003cbr\u003e 9. 1777–1840: The Big Knives Will Be in Control (Tipeerinkiiwakikatamihšimaarhsaki)\u003cbr\u003e 10. 1841–1885: Wait! Its Heart Is Still Beating (Eeskwa perakiiwi ateehi)\u003cbr\u003e 11. 1886–1911: It Will Always Be Sitting Here, Beautiful (Peehkisita moonšaki apiwa kata)\u003cbr\u003e Concluding Thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607789957400,"sku":"9781501748240","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-starved-rock-paperback-softback-9781501748240","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}