Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor Edna Gabler. Always present but rarely seen, African Americans played a critical role in determining the outcome of the American Revolution. Through an examination of 18th century artists, many conclusions can be drawn. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jack Campbell. While his efforts to aid the Patriot cause have become legendary, the Marquis de Lafayette also had a plan to stir up an Irish rebellion. He called it the "scheme of my heart." For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Norman Desmarais. The Gazette Francoise was unique in America: a foreign newspaper published exclusively for foreign soldiers serving in the New World. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Bill Bleyer. Spies played an integral role in Washington’s war effort, and the Culper ring was second to none. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Haimo Li. Showing great forethought, the state of Maryland outlawed ex post facto laws. This feature would later be added to the United States Constitution. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor John DeLee. During America’s earliest years, shifting priorities and changing views made the nation’s Indian policy a fluid proposition. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor George Kotlik. A naturalist and explorer, William Bartram has left  enduring legacy in the state of Florida. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Travis Copeland. In the heat of the partisan conflict in North Carolina, Governor Thomas Burke was taken captive by loyalist rebels. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Robert N. Fanelli. During the war, tempers flared and egos soared. In this instance, two British officers feuded until only one was left standing. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor David P. Ervin. The American West was as wild as ever in the Revolutionary era, and the Ohio River Valley took center stage. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mike Matheny. Disorganized and in disarray, the Continental Army was in dire need of renewal. It came in the form of a new clerical process from an unlikely source. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Jar Contributor and military intelligence officer Charles Dewey. New York was a hotbed of espionage during the American Revolution, and cast many unlikely characters into historic roles. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor Phil Weaver. Although his position was of great importance, Joseph McCracken largely remains a mystery. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR Contributor Eric Sterner. John Rutledge played a critical role in America’s Founding Era...in more ways than one. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor William V. Wenger. The fledgling United States needed major assistance to win its independence from Great Britain, and it came in form of essential loans from some surprising allies. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor James P. Sieradzki. While the war raged in New York and New Jersey, shopkeepers were forced to choose sides. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Jonathan Bayer. While many consider “fake news” to be a modern term, it’s legacy stretches back well into the Revolutionary era. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Gary Ecelbarger. While some battles have been fully vetted and clearly understood, "The Battle of the Clouds" has been surrounded by questions. One source, that of Clement Biddle, may finally give us the answers we've been looking for. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com . 

This week our guest is JAR contributor Geoff Smock. Quiet, thoughtful, and composed. While these traits often describe the adult Jefferson, his teenage years were far more emotional. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Richard J. Werther. King Gustav III of Sweden was no lover of Republican idealism, but he proved to be a vital postwar ally of the United States. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor John Rees. In a stirring series of articles, John Rees details the experiences of Black veterans that history has often overlooked. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is Author and JAR Contributor Todd Braisted. While the British army floundered in North America, officials turned to African Americans to fill vital roles, though not the ones we often expect. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Andrew Zellers-Frederick. The first impeachment in American history saw a US Senator in the hot seat. The results and political fallout remain prescient still today. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Mark Sullivan. Two brothers from upstate New York fought for both sides during the American Revolution proving once again that all politics is local. For more information visit www. allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Brooke Barbier. Over the last two centuries much of colonial Boston has stayed the same, but some has vanished. A trained a can see both. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.