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Welcome to Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution. Each week Dispatches features interviews highlighting the latest in scholarship, news, and opinions regarding the American Revolutionary Era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com
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Sunday Oct 15, 2023
234: Brooke Barbier: John Hancock’s Politics and Personality in Ten Quotes
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Brooke Barbier. In her new book "King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father," Brooke Barbier brings to life one of the most critical characters of the revolutionary era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee. Lord Buchan was fascinated by all things Scottish, including George Washington. He became a strong supporter of the Virginian and placed him in a long line of proud Scottish figures. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
E232: Jane Strachan: Margaret Montcrieffe Coghlan: The Making of Her Memoirs
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
This week our guest is JAR contributor Jane Strachan. Margaret Montcrieffe Coghlan led an eventful life for a girl of 14, and met a tragic end. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Michael Cecere. In his new book United for Independence: The American Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1775-1776, author Michael Cecere provides an in-depth analysis of the people of politics of the Middle Colonies from 1775-1776. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
This week our guest is author Norman E. Donaghue II. In 1777 unrest in the state of Pennsylvania caused Congress to take the controversial step of exiling the most prominent Quakers in Philadelphia. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
E229: Christian McBurney: Smallpox Threatens a Privateer at Sea
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
This week our guest is author Christian McBurney. Smallpox constantly plagued the armies of the Revolution, but it also was a scourge on the high seas as well. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
This week our guest is JAR contributor Bill Manthorpe. Some fathers and sons both served the cause of liberty, and some perished in the process. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Monday Aug 28, 2023
E227: Norman Desmarais: A Frog Feast
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
This week our guest is JAR contributor Norman Desmarais. In the 18th century it was customary for British and Americans to refer to French soldiers as "Frogs." This week, Norman Desmarais explores the origins of the pejorative. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
E226: Clark vs. Livingston: Pettiness, Paper Money, and Elections
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
This week our guest is JAR contributor Eric Wiser. During the revolutionary period politics were contentious and personal feuds ran deep. None exemplified that more than Abraham Clark and William Livingston. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
E225: Victor J. DiSanto: The Fidelity Medallion
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
This week our guest is JAR contributor Victor J. DiSanto. Following the capture of John Andre, George Washington pushed Congress to create a medal in honor of the event. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.