Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

234: Brooke Barbier: John Hancock’s Politics and Personality in Ten Quotes

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

E233: Shawn David McGhee: “The Modern American Wallace:” Relics, Revolutions, And Revolutionaries

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.

E232: Jane Strachan: Margaret Montcrieffe Coghlan: The Making of Her Memoirs

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. 

E231: Michael Cecere: United for Independence: The American Revolution in the Middle Colonies, 1775-1776

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. 

E230: Norman E. Donaghue II: Prisoners of Congress: Philadelphia’s Quakers in Exile, 1777-1778

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

E229: Christian McBurney: Smallpox Threatens a Privateer at Sea

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. 

E228: William H.J. Manthorpe, Jr.: Father and Son: Patriots Who Gave Their All

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. 

E227: Norman Desmarais: A Frog Feast

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. 

E226: Clark vs. Livingston: Pettiness, Paper Money, and Elections

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. 

E225: Victor J. DiSanto: The Fidelity Medallion

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.