Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E46: Don N. Hagist: Martha Bradley and Eighteenth-Century Cookery

This week our guest is historian and managing editor of the Journal of the American Revolution, Don N. Hagist. During the 1750’s, pamphleteer Martha Bradley published a series of cooking guides that offer a direct glimpse at Britain’s blossoming culinary scene. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E45: Alexander Cain: Massachusetts Privateers During the Siege of Boston

This week our guest is Journal of the American Revolution contributor Alexander Cain. In 1775 the city of Boston was under siege. While historians have poured over the actions of patriot militiamen during the attack, few understand the important role that privateers played in the liberation. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.http://www.allthingsliberty.com 

E44: Ray Raphael: The Framers and Impeachment

This week our guest is author Ray Raphael. With impeachment consuming American politics, many remain unaware of the Framers’ lengthy debate on the topic. During the Constitutional Convention, the majority viewed impeachment as a primary stipulation to authorizing an Executive. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E43: John L. Smith, Jr.: The Origins of French Fries

This week our guest is US Army and US Air Force veteran John L. Smith, Jr. While French fries are considered to be a quintessential "American" food, many culinary historians trace their origins to Thomas Jefferson and his love of French cuisine. "Digging" up the history of this mysterious starch offers historians the chance to "peel" back the layers of a long forgotten past. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E42: Roberto Oscar Flores de Apodaca: Thanksgiving, Prayer, and the Common Soldier

This week our guest is JAR contributor  Roberto Oscar Flores de Apodaca. Throughout the American Revolution soldiers turned to the almighty for support. Through periods of great triumph as well as terrible tragedy, God and Thanksgiving proved to be a common experience for many who participated. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.http://www.allthingsliberty.com 

E41: Jim Piecuch: Britain's "Female Corps"

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Jim Piecuch. In July 1778 an editorial was published in Britain that raised eyebrows when it suggested that the Crown raise a corps of female soldiers to fight in America. Though scoffed at in its day, this article would prove to be simply ahead of its time. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E40: Louis Arthur Norton: The Bonhomme Richard v. The Serapis

This week our guest is JAR contributor Louis Arthur Norton. While the infantry battles of the American Revolution typically garner most of the attention, this week a naval battle takes center stage. In 1779 two ships met in combat off the coast of Flamborough Head, England, and the resulting engagement stands as a defining moment in revolutionary naval history. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E39: Eric Sterner: The Gnaddenhutten Massacre

This week our guest is NASA’s former Associate Deputy Administrator for Policy and Planning and JAR contributor Eric Sterner. In 1782, six months after Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown, one of the most heinous events in the history of the American Revolution occurred in eastern Ohio. Known as the "Gnaddenhutten Massacre," Patriot militiamen murdered peaceful Moravian Indians in a misdirected act of retaliation and revenge. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E38: Frederic C. Detwiller: The Mysterious Monsr Dubuq: The Revolution's First Frenchman?

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Frederic C. Detwiller. While French involvement helped to turn the tide of the Revolution after the battle of Saratoga, French nationals had been involved in the fighting from as early as 1775. One of these individuals, a Monsr Dubuq, proved to be a vital engineer in the infancy of the war. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E37: Andrew Schocket: Who Mattered In Early America?

This week our guest is Professor Andrew M. Schocket. In the earliest days of the republic it was said that all men were created equal, but few witnessed the concept in practice. While the civic role of non-white men have been studied at length, what about that of women and children? On this episode we discuss the legal obligations and civic duties of women and children in the young United States. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.