Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E92: Thomas E. Ricks: First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

This week our guest is New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks. Washington. Adams. Jefferson. Madison. First Principles follows these four members of the Revolutionary generation from their youths to their adult lives, as they grappled with questions of independence, and forming and keeping a new nation. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E91: Mark Anderson: Ethan Allen’s Mysterious Defeat at Montreal-Reconsidered

This week our guest is JAR contributor   Mark R. Anderson. After braving the harsh Canadian wilderness, Ethan Allen was defeated at Montreal. Two centuries later the event remains shrouded in mystery. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E90: Travis Copeland: The Battle of Shallow Ford

This week our guest is JAR contributor Travis Copeland. In 1780 the Revolution tore the Carolina backcountry to pieces, and the Battle of Shallow Ford remains a forgotten flashpoint in the conflict. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E89: John E. Happ: Clarifying Beaumarchais

This week our guest is JAR contributor John E. Happ. The life of the French diplomat Beaumarchais was one of art, business, and American Revolution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E88: Alex White: From Prisoner to Schoolmaster

This week our guest is JAR contributor Alex White. Although he came from ordinary beginnings, the life and career of Lt. Thomas White was an extraordinary tale of patriotism and survival. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E87: Robert Scott Davis: Margaret Eustace and her Family Pass Through the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor    Robert Scott Davis. Margaret Eustace led a famed life, but a mysterious letter in Georgia has left historians baffled for over two centuries. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E86: Bridget Barbara: Tracing the Steps of John Andre

This week our guest is Jar Contributor and Youtube content creator Bridget Barbara. While Benedict Arnold’s treasonous gamble has become the stuff of legend, his conspiracy with John Andre is still readily traced. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

E85: Damien Cregeau: Ten Revolutionary War Patriot Graves

This week our guest is JAR contributor Damien Cregeau. Washington, Hamilton, John Paul Jones. Their lives were critical in the cause of freedom, and their final resting places remind us of their sacrifices. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E84: Rand Mirante: Fort Mifflin on the Delaware

This week our guest is JAR contributor Rand Mirante. Sitting off the runway of Philadelphia International Airport, the impressive Fort Mifflin has a two hundred and forty year history to tell. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E83: Philip D. Weaver: The 3rd New Jersey in New-York: Stories from The Jersey Greys of 1776

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Philip D. Weaver. Put together to fill an urgent need, the 3rd New Jersey found itself in many unique situations. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.