Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E80: Jane Hampton Cook: "Remember the Ladies": Abigail Adams on Women's Rights

This week our guest is author and former White House webmaster Jane Hampton Cook. The letters of John and Abigail Adams stand out as some of the most candid conversations of the Revolutionary Era. The couple was outspoken on many issues, most notably rights for women in the new republic. With the nineteenth amendment turning 100, her views are more prescient than ever. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E79: Derrick E. Lapp: The Bunker Hill Effect

This week our guest is JAR contributor Derrick E. Lapp. The fall of Fort Washington was a low point in the military history of the continental army. Aside from the obvious problems of such a defeat, it also stands as George Washington's greatest failure as commander-in-chief. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E78: Kim Burdick: The French Cross the Atlantic

This week our guest is JAR contributor Kim Burdick. After the American victory at Saratoga, French military support materialized at just the right moment. Their journey to America was harrowing, and revealed a side of the war most have never seen. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E77: Christopher Warren: Documents of the American Revolution

This week our guest is Library of Congress Curator Christopher Warren.  From the earliest rumblings of revolt, the written word has been central to the cause. As the war evolved, so did it’s writings. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E76: Jeff Dacus: The Tower of Victory

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jeff Dacus. In 1781 Fort Watson loomed large on the South Carolina frontier. After a spark of innovation, Continental forces relied on an ancient strategy to win the day: the siege tower. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E75: Greg Aaron: Superheroes of the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor Greg Aaron. Liberty Belle, The Flag, John Liberty. In the post WWII landscape, comic book superheroes dominated American popular culture and the American Revolution was a common backdrop. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E74: Jett Conner: Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and the Louisiana Purchase

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jett Conner. Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson were ideological pillars of their party. Their conservative view of presidential authority soon crumbled when Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E73: Ken Shumate: The Molasses Act of 1733

This week our guest is JAR contributor Ken Shumate. Decades before the infamous Sugar Act, Parliament regulated the imperial economy with the Molasses Act. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

E72: Christian M. McBurney: General Charles Lee Imposes an Oath of Allegiance

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Christian M. McBurney. During the American Revolution, entire communities were considered to be up for grabs in the great ideological struggle for domination. When Charles Lee reaches Newport, RI, his greatest weapon was a forcible oath of allegiance. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E71: Geoff Smock: The Enlightened Views of Thomas Jefferson

This week our guest is JAR contributor Geoff Smock. Thomas Jefferson set himself apart from his fellow founders by being one of the most thoughtful commentators of his time. Discussing all aspects of American life, Jefferson regularly shared his opinion on a wide array of topics including rebellion, revolution, and infectious disease. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.