Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E292: Carter F. Smith: Samuel Mason: Revolutionary Turncoat or Opportunistic Pirate?

This week our guest is author Carter F. Smith. Samuel Mason was a war hero in the west, and its most famous pirate. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E291: Andrew Lawler: Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Andrew Lawler. At the outbreak of the Revolution, Virginia Governor John Murray, Lord Dunmore, shocked the colony when he began arming enslaved men. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E290: Robert J. Walworth: The Green Mountain Insurgency

This week our guest is JAR contributor Robert J. Walworth. In the lead-up to the American Revolution, Vermont and New York tangled over territory until the Crown stepped in. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E289: Keith Muchowski: Richard Varick in History and In Memory

This week our guest is JAR contributor Keith Muchowski. From his days in the Revolution to his eventual rise to Mayor, Richard Varick was a NYC staple. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E288: Jonathan Burns: Locating George Washington's Friendly Fire Incident

This week our guest is Archaeologist Jonathan Burns. In November of 1758, George Washington accidentally opened fire on his own men in the wilds of Western Pennsylvania. For two centuries the battlefield has been lost, and Jonathan Burns believes he's found it. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E287: Christopher R. Pearl: Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution

This week our guest is author Christopher R. Pearl, discussing his new book "Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution." For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E286: Blake McGready: The Limits of Enviromental Mastery in the Highland Department

This week our guest is JAR contributor Blake McGready. The war in the Hudson Highlands was a difficult affair, made more tedious by the environmental factors. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E285: Paul B. Elmore: James Easton vs. Benedict Arnold: Anatomy of a Feud

This week our guest is Paul B. Elmore. Long before he was America's most reviled traitor, Benedict Arnold had a personal grudge with James Easton. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E284: Brady J. Crytzer: Guyasuta and the Fall of Indian America

This week on Dispatches, we share Brady Crytzer's lecture on Seneca Chief Guyasuta. A lifelong advocate of Native rights, Guyasuta served as a warrior, Sachem, and diplomat during the Seven Years War and American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E283: Robert E. Wright: Cruel Bedlam: Bankruptcies and the Break with Britain

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Robert E. Wright. In the years leading to the American Revolution, British fiscal policy was a leading factor of unrest in the colonies. As Robert Wright shows, taxes were just the beginning. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com