Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Ray Raphael. On this special July 4th edition of Dispatches, we examine the dozens of Declarations of Independence BEFORE Thomas Jefferson penned his famous document. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Brooke Barbier. In her new book " Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution," Brooke Barbier stresses the importance of alcohol in Colonial America. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Gary Ecelbarger. The Point of Woods changed the Battle of Monmouth, and Nathaniel Ramsey was central to its success. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is Author, JAR Contributor. and all-around great guy Brady J. Crytzer. In 1792, George Washington needed a commander to lead his new "Legion of the United States."  He found one, after an extensive search. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Gene Procknow. Irish officer Apollos Morris was intent on stopping the American Revolution and had a foot in both worlds. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is Musician Andrew Scott Wills of the band "Hawken Horse." Through his love of history and music, Nashville's Andrew Scott Wills has brought the Revolutionary frontier back to the 21st century. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com and www.hawkenhorse.com  

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Drew Palmer. In 1780, Francis Marion launched a daring raid on the Great Savannah, and his legend took off. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is author Gabriel Neville. Before the Revolution began, the colony of Virginia took steps to take possession of the western frontier. After the war, they set their plans in motion. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is Author Steven Bier. In 1776, Hessian soldiers invaded the American mainland. But who were these men? And how did they experience the war? For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is Michael Adelberg. In 1781, Loyalists prisoner broke out of the Monmouth County Jail in New Jersey. It was a harrowing chapter in the ongoing drama of the American Revolution. 

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Scott Syfert. In May of 1775, frontier Patriots from North Carolina gathered to declare independence from Great Britain. The document was lost to history, and some question whether it occurred at all. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is author Tom McMillan. In "The Year That Made America," author Tom Macmillan examines the critical eight months leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

Our guest this week is author and JAR Associate Editor Brady Crytzer. During the American Revolution, Pope Pius VI spoke out passionately against the false promises of liberty and freedom, claiming that Enlightened philosophers were deceiving the masses. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com .  

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Douglas R. Dorney, Jr. During a naval battle off the coast of Barbados, a ship exploded killing 300 men in an instant. It was deadliest moment of the war. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Geoffrey Hoerauf. Fort Detroit was a vital outpost of empire, but spies reigned on the frontier. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is Fort Ticonderoga VP of Public History Stuart Lilie. From December 5th-7th, Fort Ticonderoga will host a celebration and reenactment of Henry Knox's Noble Train of Artillery. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

Our guest this week is JAR contributor Brett Bannor, discussing the Founding Generation's deep affection for Gulliver's Travels. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Alexander S. Burns. Dr. Burns discussed his new book "Infantry In Battle: 1733-1783," at the 2025 Braddock's Road Preservation Association Seminar at Fort Ligonier in Ligonier, PA. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee. In the early republic, newspaper editors John Fenno and Philip Freneau waged a war of words. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is JAR Contributor G. Patrick O'Brien. In 1783, Alexander Thompson was given a great task...making peace with the British and their Native allies in Western New York. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Patrick Hannum. In 1775, William Woodford crossed the James River to oust Governor Lord Dunmore of Virginia. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is JAR contributor Rick Gardiner. For the last two centuries historians have speculated as to the identity of George Washington's first teacher. Richard Gardiner provides compelling new evidence. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is author Jason Cherry. The 14th colony was a dream of many in Colonial America, but the Revolution brought it to a screeching halt. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is JAR contributor Josh Wheeler. In 1782, a North Carolina Loyalist named David Fanning went on a murderous spree to stop state elections. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Vic DiSanto. In 1779, George Washington launched a brutal campaign against the Iroquois in Western New York. The results were catastrophic for the "People of the Longhouse." For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com .