When Wilderness Was King (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Novel on Fort Dearborn MassacreBy Randall Parrish
Length9h 54m
About this audiobook
When Wilderness Was King: A Tale of the Illinois Country is a vigorous historical romance of the American frontier, set amid the perilous borderlands around early Chicago and the Illinois country during the War of 1812. Parrish blends adventure, courtship, captivity narrative, and military conflict, shaping a drama in which wilderness is not mere backdrop but an active historical force. His prose belongs to the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century tradition of popular historical fiction: richly atmospheric, patriotic, suspenseful, and attentive to frontier customs, colonial rivalries, and the fragile settlements edging westward. Randall Parrish, an American novelist born in 1858, drew upon a varied career as lawyer, journalist, clergyman, and historian of regional life. His fiction often reflects the concerns of a writer fascinated by the making of national memory, particularly in the trans-Mississippi and Midwestern borderlands. Parrish's interest in documentary detail and dramatic reconstruction helped him transform local history into readable narrative romance. This book is recommended for readers interested in frontier fiction, early Chicago history, and historical adventure shaped by romance and conflict. Though marked by the assumptions of its era, it remains a compelling artifact of how Americans imagined wilderness, settlement, and national destiny.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (12)
Includes Amazon
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length9 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Texan (Annotated)
20CHAPTER XIX
2CHAPTER I
21CHAPTER XX
3CHAPTER II
22CHAPTER XXI
4CHAPTER III
23CHAPTER XXII
5CHAPTER IV
24CHAPTER XXIII
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6CHAPTER V
25CHAPTER XXIV
7CHAPTER VI
26CHAPTER XXV
8CHAPTER VII
27CHAPTER XXVI
9CHAPTER VIII
28CHAPTER XXVII
10CHAPTER IX
29CHAPTER XXVIII
11CHAPTER X
30CHAPTER XXIX
12CHAPTER XI
31CHAPTER XXX
13CHAPTER XII
32CHAPTER XXXI
14CHAPTER XIII
33CHAPTER XXXII
15CHAPTER XIV
34CHAPTER XXXIII
16CHAPTER XV
35CHAPTER XXXIV
17CHAPTER XVI
36CHAPTER XXXV
18CHAPTER XVII
37CHAPTER XXXVI
19CHAPTER XVIII
38Memorable Quotes
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