Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E238: Al Dickenson: A Leap of Faith in the Historical Record: The Legend of McColloch’s Leap

This week our guest is JAR contributor Al Dickenson. In September of 1777 a Wheeling settler and American Patriot made a leap for the ages. While the legend of McColloch's Leap has grown over the centuries, vital questions remain about its veracity. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E237: Abby Chandler: Seized with the Temper of the Times: Identity and Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary America

This week our guest is author Abby Chandler. Few see a connection between the Stamp Act Riots and the Regulator movement, but in her new book Professor Abby Chandler shows how the politics of colonial Rhode Island and North Carolina were closely related. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E236: Jonathan House: Mercy Otis Warren: Revolutionary Propagandist

This week our guest is journalist and JAR contributor Jonathan House. Amongst the many voices of the American Revolution, Mercy Otis Warren is one of the most compelling. Her writings were ahead of their time and fascinate us to this day. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E235: Brady J. Crytzer: War in the Peaceable Kingdom: The Kittanning Raid of 1756 LIVE from the Sir William Johnson and the War for Empire Conference!

This week is a live recording of my lecture from the Sir William Johnson and the War for Empire Conference in Johnstown, NY. Hosted by the Fort Plain Museum, this annual event features some of the brightest minds in the field of colonial American studies and the Seven Years' War. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com and www.fortplainmuseum.org.

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.