When Wilderness Was King

"When Wilderness Was King: A Tale of the Illinois Country" by Randall Parrish is a well-written and woefully unknown book about the American Midwest when it was still frontier land. The Fort Dearborn Massacre and life in the middle-American wilderness are the two biggest topics. The book is engaging and fascinating in how it depicts colonial life, you'll feel as if you're actually living the experiences that you read about.