Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution
History Podcasts
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
Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
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
Language:
English
Episodes
E260: Philip D. Weaver: Caleb Brewster's Spy Boat Boys
5/26/2024
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Philip D. Weaver. Caleb Brewster's exploits off the coast of New York are legendary, and Phil Weaver explains why. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:26:33
E259: David Price: Albigence Waldo: Surgeon, Soldier, Diarist, Poet
5/19/2024
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor David Price. Albigence Waldo left behind a treasure in the form a diary kept during his harsh winter at Valley Forge. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:30:34
E258: Timothy Symington: Huzza! Toasting a New Nation, 1760-1815
5/12/2024
This week our guest is author Timothy Symington. Toasts were more than just an excuse to raise a glass, but they were powerful political statements made in an ever-changing world. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:32:15
E257: Tom Hogan: The Milford Connecticut Cartel
5/5/2024
This week our guest is JAR contributor Tom Hogan. With support for the war waning, news of a mistreated party of Patriot POW's reignited the fires of liberty. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:24:17
E256: J.L. Bell: Dr. Warren's Crucial Informant
4/28/2024
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor J.L. Bell. Dr. Joseph Warren was a primary source of intelligence in Boston during 1775. J.L. Bell tries to track down his sources. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:25:45
E255: Raphael Corletta: The Two "Empires of Liberty"
4/21/2024
This week our guest is JAR contributor Raphael Corletta. Thomas Jefferson and Esther Reed both used the phrase "Empire of Liberty" to describe their nation, but they used them in very different ways. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:13:56
E254: Eric Sterner: Congress and the Commodore: Esek Hopkins and the Raid on Nassau
4/14/2024
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Eric Sterner. After receiving orders to move down the American coast, Commodore Esek Hopkins raided Nassau. As a result, he was censured by Congress. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:25:13
E253: Selden West: A Smart Engagement: A Whaleboat Fight Off Stamford, CT
4/7/2024
This week our guest is JAR contributor Selden West. In 1778 a small group of locals from Stamford, CT attempted to steal a British sloop. The engagement that followed would be an early prelude to the famed Whaleboat Wars. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:25:53
E252: Gerald Krieger: British Miscalculation of Loyalist Support in the American South
3/25/2024
This week our guest is JAR contributor Gerald Krieger. The war in the South was messy, and far more contentious than the British high command anticipated. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:23:59
E251: Gene Procknow: Henry Clinton's Plan to End the War
3/17/2024
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Gene Procknow. As the war dragged on, Sir Henry Clinton devised a plan to end the conflict. It would never come to fruition but revealed the desperation growing among the British ranks. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:26:05
E250: Sherman Lohnes: General John Burgoyne's Stay in Albany
3/10/2024
This week our guest is JAR contributor Sherman Lohnes. After his surrender at Saratoga, General John Burgoyne stayed in Albany. His time there has been largely misunderstood, and new research sheds light on the topic. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:14:56
E249: Jude M. Pfister: John Marshall, Historian
2/25/2024
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Jude M. Pfister. John Marshall looms over history as one of the most prolific Supreme Court Justices of his era, but he was also a biographer of George Washington. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com
Duration:00:28:36
E248: Derrick E. Lapp: Love, American (Revolution) Style: The Romances of Otho Holland Williams
2/18/2024
This is our very special Valentine's Day edition of Dispatches! Our guest this week is JAR Contributor Derrick E. Lapp discussing the torrid love affairs of Maryland's Otho Holland Williams. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:25:28
E247: Daniel L. Wright: Rediscovering Charles Thomson's Forgotten Service to Early American Historiography
2/12/2024
This week our guest is JAR contributor David L. Wright. Charles Thomson had a front row seat to the formative events of the Revolutionary Era, and he kept the receipts. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:22:15
E246: Todd W. Braisted: Charles Turner: One Soldier, Three Armies
2/4/2024
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Todd W. Braisted. Charles Turner's remarkable experience in the American Revolution saw him cross the continent under the command of three separate armies. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:18:41
E245: Shawn David McGhee: Shawn David McGhee: Illuminating the Republic: Maritime Safety and the Federalist Vision of Empire
1/28/2024
This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee. The federal government of the early republic was hardly a government at all, and it hoped that nationalizing lighthouses would change that perception. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com
Duration:00:28:11
E244: Katie Turner Getty: Top Ten Battle of Bunker Hill Quotes
1/21/2024
This week our guest is JAR editor and contributor Katie Turner Getty. The Battle of Bunker Hill lives on through the words of the people who fought there. These are the ten most fascinating quotes from veterans of the battle. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:29:52
E243: Victor J. DiSanto: Daniel Nimham, The Wappingers, and the Daniel Nimham Monument
1/14/2024
This week our guest is JAR contributor Victor J. DiSanto. Daniel Nimham has been often overlooked for his service as Native American ally of the Patriot cause. A new statue has brought much more awareness to his service. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:22:19
E242: Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.: A Demographic View of South Carolina Revolutionary War Soldiers, 1775-1783
1/7/2024
This week our guest is Douglas R. Dorney, Jr. After meticulous research, Dorney shares his findings regarding South Carolina's many soldiers and offers insights into their everyday lives. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.
Duration:00:29:34
BEST OF 2023: J.L. Bell: The Secrets of Samuel Dyer Part Two
12/26/2023
This week we revisit our interviw with 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.
Duration:00:22:37