Heart of American darkness: bewilderment and horror on the early frontier

Introduction: In the midst of the incomprehensible

Part 1: The dreams of men. A scramble for Ohio, 1730-1753

Straightforward facts, 1754-1759

Groves of death, 1760-1763

Part 2: The seeds of commonwealths. Messengers of the might, 1764-1768

Feeling very small, very lost, 1769-1770

Backbiting and intriguing, 1771-1773

Approach cautiously, 1774

The horror, 1774

Part 3: The germs of empire. On the threshold of great things, 1775-1776

Whatever he was, he was not common, 1776-1794

The persistent whisper

Conclusion: Darkness was here yesterday

Appendix: The Logan problem.