Download or read book When Wilderness was King: A Tale of the Illinois Country written by Randall Parrish and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Wilderness was King: A Tale of the Illinois Country" by Randall Parrish is a fascinating book about the American Midwest when it was still frontier land full of mystery and unknown adventure for its settlers. The Fort Dearborn Massacre of 1812 and life in the middle-American wilderness and all the dangers it held for those who dared to take it on are the two biggest topics that come together to create this gripping tale.