Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 61 Parrish, Randall 1858 1923 When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country E-text prepared by Al Haines "When Wilderness Was King" by Randall Parrish is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative takes place in the American frontier, specifically along the upper Maumee River, during a time of tension between settlers and Native American tribes. The story revolves around John Wayland, a young man who must navigate the dangers of this rugged wilderness, compelled by a duty to bring back an orphaned girl after the death of her father, a friend of his family. The opening of the novel introduces us to John Wayland's peaceful life at home in the backwoods, and it foreshadows a drastic change as he receives a letter urging his father to take in the surviving daughter of an old comrade. As John contemplates this new duty, we meet Ol' Tom Burns, a grizzled traveler who delivers the fateful message, marking the beginning of John's journey into the unknown. The narrative blends themes of adventure, duty, and the elements of wilderness survival as John prepares to face the perils that lie ahead, all while wrestling with his own youthful ambitions and fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Illinois -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 568036 2025-07-07T13:14:28.376026 text/html 567857 2025-01-17T16:16:11.402466 text/html 295871 2025-07-07T13:14:37.507908 application/epub+zip 304975 2025-07-07T13:14:31.765967 application/epub+zip 283482 2025-07-07T13:14:30.446934 application/epub+zip 576852 2025-07-07T13:14:42.139967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534801 2025-07-07T13:14:36.709978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504013 2022-09-08T13:34:17.694923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522567 2025-07-07T13:14:27.960979 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 522461 2006-03-01T10:24:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 522468 2006-03-01T10:24:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20170 2025-07-07T13:14:42.268882 application/rdf+xml 16197 2025-07-07T13:14:30.940942 image/jpeg 4116 2025-07-07T13:14:30.693952 image/jpeg 202938 2006-03-01T10:24:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 202928 2006-03-01T10:24:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 293864 2025-07-07T13:14:28.419963 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia