Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E109: Richard J. Werther: King Gustav III of Sweden: Friendly Foe of the United States

This week our guest is JAR contributor Richard J. Werther. King Gustav III of Sweden was no lover of Republican idealism, but he proved to be a vital postwar ally of the United States. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E108: John Rees: Remembrances of Black Revolutionary War Veterans

This week our guest is JAR contributor John Rees. In a stirring series of articles, John Rees details the experiences of Black veterans that history has often overlooked. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E107: Todd Braisted: Benjamin W. Thompson’s Black Dragoons

This week our guest is Author and JAR Contributor Todd Braisted. While the British army floundered in North America, officials turned to African Americans to fill vital roles, though not the ones we often expect. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E106: Andrew Zellers-Frederick: The Impeachme of Senator William Blount

This week our guest is JAR contributor Andrew Zellers-Frederick. The first impeachment in American history saw a US Senator in the hot seat. The results and political fallout remain prescient still today. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E105: Mark Sullivan: Francis and Gottlieb Otto: Rebels or Loyalists?

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mark Sullivan. Two brothers from upstate New York fought for both sides during the American Revolution proving once again that all politics is local. For more information visit www. allthingsliberty.com.

E104: Brooke Barbier: Following Paul Revere Home

This week our guest is JAR contributor Brooke Barbier. Over the last two centuries much of colonial Boston has stayed the same, but some has vanished. A trained a can see both. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E103: William W. Reynolds: The British Naval Signals Mission

This week our guest is JAR contributor William W. Reynolds. In the waning years of the war, American operatives stole a book of secret signals used by the British Navy. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

 

E102: Louis Arthur Norton: The Plight of the Seamen

This week our guest is JAR contributor Louis Arthur Norton. While the Continental Army steadily found its footing during the war, the American Navy floundered. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E101: Serena Zabin: The Boston Massacre: A Family History

Serena Zabin is the winner of the 2020 Journal of the American Revolution Book of the Year award. In this fresh interpretation, Serena Zabin paints a stirring new picture of an event that defined the Revolutionary Era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

E100: George Kotlik: Texas and the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor George Kotlik. While Texas has a long history of revolutions, few realize its contributions to the Patriot cause. Throughout the latter years of the conflict the Spanish Empire utilized its colonial resources to aid the Americans in the their quest for independence from Britain. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.