Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E324: Brooke Barbier: Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Brooke Barbier. In her new book " Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution," Brooke Barbier stresses the importance of alcohol in Colonial America. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E323: Gary Ecelbarger: Nathaniel Ramsey at Monmouth

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Gary Ecelbarger. The Point of Woods changed the Battle of Monmouth, and Nathaniel Ramsey was central to its success. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E322: Brady J. Crytzer: The Right Stuff: George Washington Needed a General in 1792

This week our guest is Author, JAR Contributor. and all-around great guy Brady J. Crytzer. In 1792, George Washington needed a commander to lead his new "Legion of the United States."  He found one, after an extensive search. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E321: Gene Procknow: A British Major’s Quixotic American Mission and True Loyalties

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Gene Procknow. Irish officer Apollos Morris was intent on stopping the American Revolution and had a foot in both worlds. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

Andrew Scott Wills: Hawken Horse: Music of the Frontier

This week our guest is Musician Andrew Scott Wills of the band "Hawken Horse." Through his love of history and music, Nashville's Andrew Scott Wills has brought the Revolutionary frontier back to the 21st century. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com and www.hawkenhorse.com 

E319: Drew Palmer: Francis Marion's Ambush at the Great Savannah

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Drew Palmer. In 1780, Francis Marion launched a daring raid on the Great Savannah, and his legend took off. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E318: Gabriel Neville: The New Dominion: Virginia's Land in the Northwest

This week our guest is author Gabriel Neville. Before the Revolution began, the colony of Virginia took steps to take possession of the western frontier. After the war, they set their plans in motion. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E317: Steven Bier: Facing Washington's Crossing

This week our guest is Author Steven Bier. In 1776, Hessian soldiers invaded the American mainland. But who were these men? And how did they experience the war? For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

Michael Adelberg: The Monmouth County Jailbreak of 1781

This week our guest is Michael Adelberg. In 1781, Loyalists prisoner broke out of the Monmouth County Jail in New Jersey. It was a harrowing chapter in the ongoing drama of the American Revolution. 

E315: Scott Syfert: The Mecklenburg Declaration: Fact and Fiction

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Scott Syfert. In May of 1775, frontier Patriots from North Carolina gathered to declare independence from Great Britain. The document was lost to history, and some question whether it occurred at all. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.