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Journal of the American Revolution (allthingsliberty.com) is the leading online source for original research on the Revolutionary and Founding Eras.

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On This Week’s Dispatches: Andrew Lawler on Lord Dunmore’s Ethiopian Regiment

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Andrew Lawler about Virginia Royal Governor John Murray, Lord Dunmore’s decision to begin arming enslaved men in service to the Crown. Murray’s actions sent shockwaves across the colony. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Sunday evening  (Eastern United States Time), […]

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On This Week’s Dispatches: Blake McGready on the Continental Army in the Hudson Highlands

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Blake McGready on how Continental soldiers attempted to master the unfamiliar environment of the Hudson Highlands in order to secure the area from British control. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google […]

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On This Week’s Dispatches: Paul B. Elmore on James Easton’s Feud with Benedict Arnold

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Paul B. Elmore about why James Easton attempted to discredit Benedict Arnold during the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, setting off a long-standing feud. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and […]

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A Very Special Dispatches: Brady Crytzer on the Life and Legacy of Guyasuta

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer presents a talk he gave on the great Indigenous leader Guyasuta, who witnessed the fall of Indian America—when Native Peoples lost their political influence to determine the course of North American expansion. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, […]

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On This Week’s Dispatches: Robert E. Wright on Bankruptcies and the Break with Britain

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and economist Robert E. Wright on how Great Britain sought to prevent economic expansion in the colonies by squelching their trade and denying them control of their own monetary policies, leading to bankruptcies—a much more powerful incentive for independence than previously thought. New episodes of Dispatches […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Ray Raphael on Benjamin Franklin’s Greatest Fear

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR editor and distinguished historian Ray Raphael on his recent article about “kingly government,” Benjamin Franklin’s greatest fear for the new country. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. […]

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Spark of Independence—the Latest in the JAR Books Series, Now Available!

Michael Cecere’s latest book, Spark of Independence: The American Revolution in the Northern Colonies, 1775–1776 has been published. Mike is a long-time contributor to JAR, in addition to being an author, historian, and reenactor. Spark of Independence is the final volume of his Independence Trilogy, and is the latest in the JAR Books Series. Its […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Glenn F. Williams on Dunmore’s War

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer presents a talk by historian and author Glenn F. Williams that he recorded on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, at the Braddock’s Road Preservation Association Annual Seminar in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.  Williams discusses Dunmore’s War; he is introduced in this recording by BRPA Vice President David Preston. New episodes of […]

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Happy Halloween JAR Readers! Some Spooky Stories from the Revolutionary and Founding Eras

We asked our contributors for their favorite spooky stories from the 1765-1805 era. Here are the responses: Robert S. Davis Colonel John Dooly of Georgia was assassinated, killed, or murdered in his home while a prisoner of war on parole. That event has spurred numerous legends and stories. Was he killed in retaliation for Elijah […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Tim Abbott on the Ordeal of Capt. Bezaleel Beebe’s Company

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Tim Abbott on the ordeal of Captain Bezaleel Beebe’s Company of Connecticut Levies who were captured after the battle of Fort Washington and imprisoned aboard a British prison hulk. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Robert Guy on the Westmoreland Rangers

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Robert Guy on the service of western Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland Rangers, a volunteer rifle force, in Dunmore’s War and the American Revolution. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Jude M. Pfister on George Washington and the Beginnings of American Law

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews Morristown National Historical Park preservationist and JAR contributor  Jude M. Pfister about the fascinating role played by President George Washington in shaping American law and interpreting the US Constitution. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google […]

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A Special Halloween Episode of Dispatches! The Wizard Clip: A Frontier Ghost Story . . . .

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer tells the suspenseful tale of the “Wizard Clip” a famous ghost story of the colonial western frontier. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatches can now be easily accessed […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Colin J. Wood on Benedict Arnold at Saratoga

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews history student Colin J. Wood on a newly discovered letter that sheds light on Benedict Arnold’s performance at Saratoga. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatches can now […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Joseph Manca on Phillis Wheatley and Joseph Sewall

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian Joseph Manca on the pre-Revolutionary advocacy of liberty by poet Phillis Wheatley and Rev. Joseph Sewall in Massachusetts. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatches can now […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Jason R. Wickersty on British Reactions to the Battle of Long Island

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Jason R. Wickersty on the news in Great Britain about the Battle of Long Island. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatches can now be easily […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Scott Syfert on the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Scott Syfert on the significance of the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill, June 20, 1780. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatches can now be easily accessed […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Shawn David McGhee on the Transformation of Royal Subjects to Republican Citizens

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Shawn David McGhee on his new book that describes how American colonists shifted from loyalty to the king to embracing independence in the year leading up to armed rebellion. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Eric Sterner on George Rogers Clark and the Illinois Campaign

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Eric Sterner on his new book about George Rogers Clark and the Illinois Campaign of 1778–1779. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatches can […]

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This Week on Dispatches Christopher Pieczynski on Cape Henry during the American Revolution

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews associate professor of history and JAR contributor Christopher Pieczynski on the strategic importance of Cape Henry and access to Chesapeake Bay during the American Revolution. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Liam Connor on Boudica and the American Revolution

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Liam Connor on the use of Roman and other ancient persons, including the Iceni leader Boudica, in contemporary discussions about the American Revolution. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and […]

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This Week on Dispatches: David Kindy on the Discovery of a Rare Thirteen-Star American Flag

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor David Kindy on the discovery of a thirteen-star American flag that was flown during the American Revolution, a very rare and important artifact. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Linda J. Rice and Teaching Young People about the American Revolution Through Literature

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and educator, Linda J. Rice, the James S. Reid / Standard Products Professor of Humanities and Professor of English at Ohio University, about using Newbery Award-winning books to teach students about the American Revolution. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern […]

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This Week on Dispatches: David Otersen on Parliament’s Perspective on the American Revolution

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor David Otersen on Parliament’s reaction to the American contention that they were not subject to the legislative authority of Great Britain, a bedrock principle of eighteenth-century British constitutionalism. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, […]

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Our Favorite Quotations About the Declaration of Independence

We asked our contributors for their favorite quotation about the Declaration of Independence, by a person who was alive when it was announced. David Price John Haslet, officer in the Delaware Regiment: “I congratulate you, sir, on this important day, which restores to every American his birthright—a day which every freeman will record with gratitude, […]

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This Week on Dispatches: William Caldwell on Isaac Shelby, Patrick Ferguson, and the Power of a Good Story

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor William Caldwell on Patrick Ferguson and what he supposedly said in the run-up to the Battle of Kings Mountain. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web […]

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This Week on Dispatches: David Price on Albigence Waldo and Valley Forge

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian, author, and JAR contributor David Price about the important diary of Albigence Waldo that provides important information about Valley Forge and the Continental army. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Timothy Symington discusses his new Book, Huzzah! Toasts

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Timothy Symington about his new book, “Huzza!” Toasting a New Nation, 1760–1815. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatches can now be easily accessed on the […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Tom Hogan on the Milford, Connecticut, Cartel

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Tom Hogan on his research into the fate of the American prisoners known as the “Milford Cartel.” New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatches […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Raphael Corletta on the Two “Empires of Liberty”

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Raphael Corletta  about his recent article on the contrast between Thomas Jefferson’s “Empire of Liberty” and Esther Reed’s use of the same phrase. New episodes of Dispatchesare available for free every Saturday evening(Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Selden West on a Whaleboat Fight off Connecticut

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Selden West on her research into a fight between Patriot whaleboat crews and the British Navy off Stamford, Connecticut in 1778. New episodes of Dispatchesare available for free every Saturday evening(Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatchescan […]

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This Week on Dispatches: Gerald Krieger on British Miscalculation of Loyalist Support in the American South

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Gerald Krieger on his research into how the British miscalculated their support among Loyalists in the South. New episodes of Dispatchesare available for free every Saturday evening(Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. Dispatchescan now be […]

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