This Week on Dispatches: Greg Aaron on Lord Dartmouth’s War of Words
Dispatches returns for another season, and on this week’s episode host Brady Crytzer interviews cybersecurity expert and JAR contributor Greg Aaron on Lord Dartmouth, Secretary of…
Contributor Question: My Favorite Year
With the start of a new year, this month we asked our contributors: Which year of the American Revolution and the founding era (circa…
Best of Dispatches: Colin G. Calloway and The Indian World of George Washington
In this week’s program from the Dispatches archives, recorded in February 2019, host Brady Crytzer interviews distinguished historian Colin G. Calloway about his book, The Indian…
Best of Dispatches: Michael W. Twitty on the Legacy of African American Cuisine
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking back in the Dispatches archives to replay a selection of notable interviews. In this episode, first…
This Week on Dispatches: Don N. Hagist on His Latest Book, Noble Volunteers
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and Journal of the American Revolution editor-in-chief, Don N. Hagist on his latest book, Noble Volunteers:…
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Contributor Question: What is Your Favorite Beverage of the Revolutionary Era?
This month, we asked our contributors: With many different holidays and celebrations approaching, what is your favorite beverage known to have been consumed during…
This Week on Dispatches: Kevin A. Conn on the Remarkable Career of Loyalist Soldier and Spy James Moody
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews AP History teacher and JAR contributor Kevin A. Conn on the remarkable career of New Jersey Loyalist…
This Week on Dispatches: Ken Daigler on Nathanael Greene and His Spy Network
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews espionage expert, former CIA operations officer, and JAR contributor Ken Daigler on General Nathanael Greene and his…
This Week on Dispatches: Joseph E. Wroblewski on John Paul Jones and Thaddeus Kosciuszko in Warsaw, 1789
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Joseph E. Wroblewski about the chance encounter of two legendary figures of American independence, John…
This Week on Dispatches: Eric Wiser on the Outlaw Cornelius Hatfield
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Eric Wiser tells the fascinating story of notorious Loyalist partisan and British spy, Cornelius Hatfield,…
This Week on Dispatches: Thomas E. Ricks on First Principles
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews Pulitzer-prize winning historian Thomas E. Ricks on his new book, First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from…
This Week on Dispatches: Mark R. Anderson on Ethan Allen’s Mysterious Defeat at Montreal
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian, retired Air Force officer, and JAR contributor Mark R. Anderson on his research into the causes…
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If George Washington had not Run for President . . . ?
This month we asked our contributors: If George Washington had not run for President in 1789, who would you like to have had as…
This Week on Dispatches: Travis Copeland on the Battle of Shallow Ford
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews postgraduate historian student and JAR contributor Travis Copeland on his recent article about the Battle of Shallow…
This Week on Dispatches: John E. Happ on the Role of Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais in American Independence
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor John E. Happ on the enigmatic Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais. Best known today for his plays, The…
The JAR Annual Volumes, Now All Back in Stock
We are pleased to announce that all six of the on-going series of uniform annual volumes, beginning with 2015, are now once again available….
This Week on Dispatches: Alex White on the Revolutionary Story of Thomas White
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor and University of Wisconsin-Madison employee Alex White on discovering his ancestor’s experience as an officer…
This Week on Dispatches: Robert Scott Davis on Margaret Eustace and the American Revolution
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian, author, and JAR contributor Robert Scott Davis on Georgian socialite and possible British spy, Margaret Eustace,…
This Week on Dispatches: Bridget Barbara on Retracing the Steps of Benedict Arnold and John André
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews video producer and JAR contributor Bridget Barbara on her recent video following footsteps of John André and…
This Week on Dispatches: Damien Cregeau on Ten Revolutionary War Patriot Graves
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Damien Cregeau about ten notable graves and memorials honoring Patriots, from George Washington…
This Week on Dispatches: Rand Mirante on Fort Mifflin on the Delaware
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Rand Mirante on the history of Fort Mifflin, the Revolutionary War-era fort on…
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Contributor Close-Up: Timothy Symington
What inspired you to start researching and writing about the Revolution? I have always had a desire to learn about history. I was the…
This Week on Dispatches: Philip D. Weaver on the Jersey Greys of 1776
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews author and JAR contributor Philip D. Weaver on his research on the 3rd New Jersey Regiment, the…
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Contributor Question: A Favorite Witty Quote from the Revolutionary Era
This month we asked our contributors for their favorite witty quote from the era of the American Revolution. The responses are widely varied and…
This Week on Dispatches: Dayne Rugh on the Connecticut Sons of Liberty
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews Director of Education for Slater Memorial Museum and JAR contributor Dayne Rugh on his recent article about…
This Week on Dispatches: Michael Cecere on Patrick Henry’s March on Williamsburg
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor, author, and educator Michael Cecere on his recent article about Patrick Henry’s March on Williamsburg and…
Contributor Close-Up: Philip D. Weaver
What inspired you to start researching and writing about the Revolution? I was always a Civil War nut as a kid. As I started…
This Week on Dispatches: Jane Hampton Cook on “Remember the Ladies,” Abigail Adams on Women’s Right to Vote
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews author and former White House webmaster, Jane Hampton Cook on Abigail Adams’s advice to her husband John…
Contributor Close-up: Kim Burdick
What inspired you to start researching and writing about the Revolution? As a little kid growing up in very rural Chenango County, New York,…
This Week on Dispatches: Derrick E. Lapp on the Bunker Hill Effect
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews VMI and University of Maryland, Baltimore graduate Derrick E. Lapp on the “Bunker Hill Effect” on decision…
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Contributor Profile: Geoff Smock
What inspired you to start researching and writing about the Revolution? I got into history in 5th grade when my mom bought me a…
This Week on Dispatches: Kim Burdick on the Atlantic Crossing of the French l’Expédition Particulière
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Kim Burdick about l’Expédition Particulière, the codename for the French fleet that sailed from…
This Week on Dispatches: Christopher Warren on Documents of the American Revolution
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews Christopher Warren, historian and Curator of American History in the Rare Book & Special Collections Division of the…
This Week on Dispatches: Jeff Dacus on the “Tower of Victory” at the Siege of Fort Watson
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Jeff Dacus on how Light Horse Harry Lee and Francis Marion were able to successfully capture…
This Week on Dispatches: Greg Aaron on the American Revolution’s Influence on Superheroes
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews cybersecurity expert and former trade book editor Greg Aaron on the influence of the American Revolution on the…
This Week on Dispatches: Jett Conner on Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and the Louisiana Purchase
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews political scientist, historian, and JAR contributor Jett Conner on his recent article about Thomas Paine’s and Thomas…
This Week on Dispatches: Ken Shumate on the Sugar Act of 1733
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews Marine Corps veteran, software developer, and JAR contributor Ken Shumate on the history and significance of the…
And Now for Something Completely Different. . . . This Month’s Contributor Question
For this 4th of July, we asked our contributors to write a limerick inspired by the Declaration of Independence. John Knight In Albion a…
This Week on Dispatches: Christian M. McBurney on General Charles Lee and the Oath of Allegiance
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews author, attorney, and JAR contributor, Christian M. McBurney on the enigmatic General Charles Lee and his role…