
Furs and Fevers
Lynn MacKaben Brown
Don’t mistake this for dry history! Lynn MacKaben Brown’s Furs and Fevers offers the reader a view into a long lost and mostly forgotten world—a world where Indigenous tribes interact with French-Canadian trappers and traders, while their way of life is unravelling under the pressure of American expansion into Indiana. The characters are historical, and their interactions follow the historical records available thanks to Brown’s exhaustive research.
The author has a gift for placing believable and compelling words in the mouths of those long dead and weaving it all into a story that keeps the reader entranced. Along the way, without noticing, that reader receives an education into the systems and politics of Indiana and the frontier in the early part of the 19th century.
There is plenty within these pages to challenge you, and controversial actions that leap out of their hoary context and force you to contend with your contemporary judgements and worldview. The past has dilemmas that can still cause debate today.
“Furs and Fevers is a compelling, enjoyable, and highly enlightening read that I envy you the initial discovery experience that is now, sadly in my rear-view mirror. Savor it!”
Brian Hogan, direct descendent of Dominique Rousseau.
“Lynn enthusiastically embraces the concept of history as a story. She combines bulldog determination to unearth truth with her interpretation of events. Then she re-creates the multicultural, time-honored role of tribal historian/storyteller. And who doesn’t love a good story?”
Sigmund Brouwer, author of The Last Temple.
Duration - 10h 39m.
Author - Lynn MacKaben Brown.
Narrator - Jacob Z Klimaszewski.
Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Lynn MacKaben Brown
Jacob Z Klimaszewski
Austin Macauley Publishers
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Don’t mistake this for dry history! Lynn MacKaben Brown’s Furs and Fevers offers the reader a view into a long lost and mostly forgotten world—a world where Indigenous tribes interact with French-Canadian trappers and traders, while their way of life is unravelling under the pressure of American expansion into Indiana. The characters are historical, and their interactions follow the historical records available thanks to Brown’s exhaustive research. The author has a gift for placing believable and compelling words in the mouths of those long dead and weaving it all into a story that keeps the reader entranced. Along the way, without noticing, that reader receives an education into the systems and politics of Indiana and the frontier in the early part of the 19th century. There is plenty within these pages to challenge you, and controversial actions that leap out of their hoary context and force you to contend with your contemporary judgements and worldview. The past has dilemmas that can still cause debate today. “Furs and Fevers is a compelling, enjoyable, and highly enlightening read that I envy you the initial discovery experience that is now, sadly in my rear-view mirror. Savor it!” Brian Hogan, direct descendent of Dominique Rousseau. “Lynn enthusiastically embraces the concept of history as a story. She combines bulldog determination to unearth truth with her interpretation of events. Then she re-creates the multicultural, time-honored role of tribal historian/storyteller. And who doesn’t love a good story?” Sigmund Brouwer, author of The Last Temple. Duration - 10h 39m. Author - Lynn MacKaben Brown. Narrator - Jacob Z Klimaszewski. Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
About the Author
Duration:00:00:34
Dedication
Duration:00:00:17
Let Me Introduce You...
Duration:00:03:04
Chapter One: Quebec 1825
Duration:00:06:36
Chapter Two: Montreal 1825
Duration:00:23:06
Chapter Three: Detroit 1825
Duration:00:23:37
Chapter Four: The Bend 1 825
Duration:00:14:48
Chapter Five: Rousseau Post on the Elkhart River
Duration:00:11:21
Chapter Six: Fort Wayne Mid-September 1825
Duration:00:11:21
Chapter Seven: Paraside Spring 1826
Duration:00:33:48
Chapter Eight: The Bend 1827
Duration:00:28:36
Chapter Nine: Fort Wayne 1827
Duration:00:11:31
Chapter Ten: The Bend 1828
Duration:00:22:09
Chapter Eleven: Rousseau Post 1828
Duration:00:20:50
Chapter Tweve: Rousseau Post 1829
Duration:00:26:24
Chapter Thirteen: Rousseau Post 1830
Duration:00:15:31
Chapter Fourteen: South Bend 1830
Duration:00:16:41
Chapter Fifteen: Rousseau Post 1830
Duration:00:20:47
Chapter Sixteen: Northen Indiana 1830
Duration:00:21:32
Chapter Seventeen: Montreal 1831
Duration:00:13:07
Capter Eighteen: South Bend 1831
Duration:00:19:57
Chapter Nineteen: South Bend 1832
Duration:00:16:09
Chapter Twenty: Rousseau Post 1832
Duration:00:18:25
Chapter Twenty One: Rousseau Post 1833
Duration:00:11:39
Chapter Twenty Two: Rosseau's Post 1833
Duration:00:15:19
Chapter Twenty Three: Rosseau Homestead 1834
Duration:00:22:23
Chapter Twenty Four: Leesburgh 1834
Duration:00:13:14
Chapter Twenty Five: Oswego Post 1834
Duration:00:14:23
Chapter Twenty Six: Forks of the Wabash: 1834
Duration:00:10:36
Chapter Twenty Seven: Rousseau Homestead 1834
Duration:00:22:01
Chapter Twenty Eight: Indian Territory 1835
Duration:00:11:11
Chapter Twenty Nine: Indian Territory 1835
Duration:00:13:18
Chapter Thirty: Rousseau homestead 1836
Duration:00:17:11
Chapter Thirty One: Rousseau Homestead 1836
Duration:00:07:46
Chaper Thirty Two: Rousseau Homestead 1837
Duration:00:12:28
Chapter Thirty Three: Kosciusko Country 1838
Duration:00:23:04
Chapter Thirty Four: Kosciusko Country 1838
Duration:00:25:48
Chapter Thirty Five: Rousseau omestead 1838
Duration:00:12:32
Chapter Thirty Six: Rousseau Homestead 1839
Duration:00:10:48
Capter Thirty Seven: Osweo Post 1840
Duration:00:07:20
Chapter Thirty Eight: Leesburgh 1841
Duration:00:07:35
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:12