Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

E210: Hero to Zero? Remembering Horatio Gates

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mike Matheny. Horatio Gates began his career as a bright star in the Continental Army, but left with a less-than-stellar reputation. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E209: J.L. Bell: The Secrets of Samuel Dyer Part Two

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor J.L. Bell. The secrets of Samuel Dyer's clandestine Patriot life continue to be revealed in the second of our two part series. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E208: J.L. Bell: The Secrets of Samuel Dyer Part One

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author JL Bell. Samuel Dyer's life is one that few have heard of, but his experiences could have changed history forever. This is part one of a two part series exploring his story. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E207: Mark R. Anderson: The Tragic Incident at Fort Anne

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mark Anderson. When a young soldier was killed in a friendly fire incident, a major inquiry followed. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E206: Stuart Lyall Manson: Cross Border Shopping for Loyalist Provisions

This week our guest is JAR contributor Stuart Lyall Manson. In the wake of the Revolution, thousands of Loyalist refugees fled to Canada. Supporting these people became one of Canada's top priorities. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

E205: Scott M. Smith: Captain Luke Day: A Forgotten Leader of Shays’s Rebellion

This week our guest is JAR contributor Scott Smith. Only a few years after the Revolution ended, another war began in Western Massachusetts. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E204: Chris Yohn: The Big Runaway: Turning Point of the Susquehanna West Branch Settlers

This week our guest is JAR contributor Chris Yohn. In 1778 a raid by Loyalists and British Allied Indian warriors led to mass evacuation of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River Valley. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

E203: Bob Thompson: Revolutionary Roads

This week our guest is author Bob Thompson. In his new book "Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent...and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong" Thompson takes readers on a road trip of historic proportions. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E202: Gene Procknow: The Highs and Lows of Ethan Allen’s Reputation in Newspapers

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Gene Procknow. According to newspapers, Ethan Allen went from outlaw to hero and back to the bottom in a very short time. Gene Procknow examines why. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

E201: Benjamin L. Carp: Captain Abraham Van Dyck

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Benjamin L. Carp. Captain Abraham Van Dyck was faced military justice on two separate occasions, and lingering questions still remain. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com