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Robert G. Parkinson

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Heart of American Darkness: Bewilderment and Horror on the Early Frontier
Robert G. Parkinson
2024
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The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution
Robert G. Parkinson
2016
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"Rip Van Winkle Awaking from His Long Sleep," painting by Henry Inman (1823).

Bewilderment as a Way of Understanding America’s Present – and Past

Circumstances in which people are feeling extreme disorientation are potent breeding grounds for people who are willing to exploit it in moments of crisis.
by Robert G. Parkinson via Commonplace on February 18, 2025
American Indians outside of Fort Laramie.

“Invasion is a Structure Not an Event.” On Settler Colonialism and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

When he reflected on the consequences of empire, Conrad saw no logic or teleology. He saw mayhem. There is no surety in "Heart of Darkness."
by Robert G. Parkinson via Literary Hub on May 29, 2024

Fresh Takes on the Declaration of Independence

A new look at the Declaration of Independence from 24 scholars across the country.
by Robert G. Parkinson, Annette Gordon-Reed, Claudio Saunt, Peter S. Onuf, Jack Rakove, Alexander Tsesis, Karin Wulf, Tiya Miles, Caitlin Fitz, Johann N. Neem, Robert Allison, Alejandra Dubcovsky, Gautham Rao, Seth Cotlar, Manuel Covo, Kathleen DuVal, Maya Jasanoff, Zara Anishanslin, Steven Pincus, Carla Gardina Pestana, Andrew Schocket, Sara Georgini, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Nicole Eustace via Declaration Resources Project on June 1, 2017
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