A Panther Crosses Over

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Research materials that have been used to direct the narrative include Cahokia: Ancient America’s Great City on the Mississippi by Timothy R. Pauketat; French Peoria and the Illinois Country: 1673–1846 by Judith A. Franke; The Potawatomi, Conquerors of Illinois: A Pictorial History of the Potawatomi Indians of North America by James Scott; The Illinois Nation: A History of the Illinois Nation of Indians from Their Discovery to the Present Day by James Scott; The Illinois Nation: Part II: A Pictorial Supplement to the History of the Illinois Nation of Indians by James Scott; Illinois History by Lee Sultzman (http://www.tolatsga.org/ill.html); Mascouten History by Lee Sultzman (http://www.dickshovel.com/mas.html); Starved Rock State Park—A Pictorial Guide by Utica House Publishing Company; damn near every word Allan W. Eckert ever wrote, and finally, Google.

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Cover design: Paul Barrett and Rachel Marek
Cover image credits: © Rita Asia Chow (illustration)
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Map design: Rita Asia Chow, Magdelena Lee

ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-7372601-2-7
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-7372601-0-3
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-7372601-1-0

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021916577