Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E153: Jane L. Green: Thomas Ditson: Puritan to Patriot

This week our guest is JAR contributor  Jane L. Green. Thomas Ditson led an unremarkable life, until one fateful day in Boston changed his life forever. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E152: Eric Wiser: Hell’s Half Acre: The Fall of Loyalist Crean Brush

This week our guest is JAR contributor Eric Wiser. The story of loyalist Crean Brush was one of service, patriotism, and despair. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E151: Norman Desmarais: Blessing of the Flags

This week our guest is JAR contributor Norman Desmarais. As a pillar of their faith and country, Spanish and French soldiers of the 18th century practiced many Catholic rituals. Amongst the most mysterious was the blessing of the flags. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E150: Selden West: The Taking of the Shuldham, 1781

This week our guest is JAR contributor Selden West. In 1781, Patriots from Connecticut raided and captured the vessel Shuldham. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E149: Kim Burdick: Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware’s Only Revolutionary War Battle

This week our guest is JAR contributor Kim Burdick. As the only battle from "the First State," Cooch's Bridge stands as an exercise in the stunningly local nature of this truly international war. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E148: Scott M. Smith: Major Robert Rogers and the American Revolution

This week or guest is JAR contributor Scott M. Smith. A legend for his service during the Seven Years War, Robert Rogers time during the American Revolution was far less glamorous. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E147: Travis Copeland: Joseph Williams and the Cherokee Campaign of 1776

This Week our guest is JAR contributor Travis Copeland. In 1776 the continental army went to war with the Cherokee nation. Joseph Williams of North Carolina was a key part of this contested expedition.  For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E146: Thomas Mercer and James Kirby Martin: Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed

This week our guests are Thomas Mercer and James Kirby Martin, the creators of the new docudrama "Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed." Reviled as one of America's most infamous traitors, Benedict Arnold had a distinguished career in the service of the Continental Army before making his decision to switch sides. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E145: Woody Holton: Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution

This week our guest is author and historian Woody Holton. In this sweeping analysis of the Revolutionary Era, Holton proposes bold new interpretations of America’s founding era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

E144: Bridget Barbara: Yorktown and the American Revolution Museum

This week our guest is JAR contributor Bridget Barbara. In the newest releases of her video series, Bridget Barbara visits the battlefield at Yorktown and the American Revolution Museum. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.