BITEradio: The Characters Behind the Declaration of Independence

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, historian Robert G. Parkinsonoffers a strikingly different way to understand America’s founding document in his new book Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence. Robert's research interests are in early American history, especially the American Revolution. His teaching interests include the American Revolution, colonial America, the history of American slavery, Native American history, and nation-making and race in the early modern world.