Robert G. Parkinson

Heart of American Darkness: Bewilderment and Horror on the Early Frontier

I am professor of history at Binghamton University, and the author of three books. My latest is forthcoming in late spring 2026, entitled Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence.

Nov. 24, 2025

Episode 21: The Vengeance

The long-simmering rivalry between Virginians and Pennsylvanians for control of the Ohio Country leads to the 1774 massacre of Soyechtowa James Logan’s family at Yellow Creek along the banks of the Ohio River, igniting a war ...

Guests: Christopher Pearl , Robert G. Parkinson