Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution

This week our guest is JAR contributor Colin J. Wood. The legacy of Benedict Arnold is a complicated one, and new sources have revealed fresh interpretations of his service at Saratoga. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Joseph Manca. Phillis Wheatley came to the New World as an enslaved person, but has left a lasting historical and literary legacy. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR Contributor Jason R. Wickersty. In the wake of the Battle of Long Island, news flourished in Britain. Some was highly accurate, and some was...well, not. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Scott Syfert. When Charles Cornwallis looked at South Carolina, he hoped for a groundswell of Loyalist support. The Battle of Ramsour's Mill broke that illusion. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Geoff Smock. John Adams was President of the United States, but he took the time to address an activist group of young people about the true meaning of America. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee. The first Continental Congress expressed a desire to change American life, while also preserving its cultural foundations. In his new book, Shawn David McGhee discusses its lasting impact. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Eric Sterner discussing his new book Till The Extinction of This Rebellion: George Rogers Clark, Frontier Warfare, and the Illinois Campaign of 1778-1779. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Christopher Pieczynski. The Cape Henry lighthouse was a strategic location off the coast of Virginia, and played into the plans of British, American, and French commanders. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Liam Connor. In the ancient world, Iceni Queen Boudica rocked the Roman World. During the Revolution, some drew parallels. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor David Kindy. A thirteen star was found in a box that many speculated was from the American Revolution. Later scientific analysis proved its originality. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Salina B. Baker. John Warren was angered and hurt by his brother Joseph death. It would play a critical part in his journey toward the Patriot cause. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Linda J. Rice. Newbery Classic Novels brought amazing stories to thousands of children, and new lessons can be learned by studying them. For more information, visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor David Otersen. Parliament had strong opinions on the American Revolution. Some might come as a surprise. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Steven M. Baule. In the distant lands of the Mississippi River valley, Jean Marie Cardinal fought for liberty. His legacy, however, remains in question. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author Jason A. Cherry. William Trent was a critical figure in the American colonies, a merchant on the East Coast, and a key player in the emerging west. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is author and JAR contributor Robert Scott Davis. Colonel Thomas Waters was a noted loyalist commander in war torn Georgia. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Sarah Swift. Samuel Babcock was a United Empire Loyalist, but finding him in the historical record was a daunting task. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

This week our guest is JAR contributor William Caldwell. The Battle of King's Mountain was a brutal partisan bloodletting. New research shows that its most famous quote may not have ever been uttered. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week we revisit an interview with is JAR contributor and author J.L. 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.

This week our guest is Shirley L. Green, author of "Revolutionary Blacks: Discovering the Frank Brothers, Freeborn Men of Color, Soldiers of Independence." In this book Green analyzes the role of African-American troops during the wartime, through a microhistory of her own ancestors. For more information visit www.westholmepublishing.com and www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Novia Liu. In the wake of the American Revolution, John Adams feared that his country was spiraling toward republicanism, and he took to the pen to stop it. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.

This week our guest is JAR contributor Colin Zimmerman. While most Americans are familiar with the famed Battle of Trenton, few understand the complex German and British maneuvers leading up to it. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.