This Week on Dispatches: Andrew Waters on the Campaign in the Carolinas
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Andrew Waters on the course of the campaign through the Carolinas, including Cowpens and other key…
This Week on Dispatches: Tristan J. New on Joseph Galloway’s Efforts for a Peaceful Resolution with Great Britain
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews budding scholar Tristan J. New about Joseph Galloway and his proposal for a peaceful political resolution with…
This Week on Dispatches: John L. Smith, Jr. on John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and King Louis XVI together at Notre-Dame
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews actor, teacher, US Army and US Air Force veteran, and JAR contributor, John L. Smith, Jr., about…
This Week on Dispatches: Philip D. Weaver on the Court-Martial of New York Captain Joel Pratt
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor, independent researcher, and living historian Philip D. Weaver on the story of New York Captain…
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Contributor Close Up: Kelly Mielke
A lifelong lover of history, Kelly Mielke lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, four cats, dog, and horse. Passionate about academic pursuits,…
This Week on Dispatches: Charles H. Lagerbom on HMS Albany and Henry Mowatt
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and archaeologist Charles H. Lagerbom about the British sloop-of-war HMS Albany and its captain Henry Mowatt, known for…
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The Declaration of Independence: The Twenty-Seven Grievances
The Declaration of Independence included twenty-seven specific grievances about the conduct of the King and British government. We asked our contributors to choose one…
This Week on Dispatches: Michael Gadue on Naval Strategies of the Saratoga Campaign
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews law professor and US Army officer Michael Gadue about naval strategies during the Saratoga campaign, including the construction of…
This Week on Dispatches: Michael J. Sheehan on the Battle of Stony Point
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews Michael J. Sheehan, contributor and senior historian at the Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site, about misconceptions and…
Contributor Close-Up: Richard J. Werther
What inspired you to start researching and writing about the Revolution? I’ve always had an interest in writing, but with the demanding jobs I’ve…
This Week on Dispatches: George Kotlik on the Floridas During the American Revolution
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews George Kotlik, contributor and teacher, about the British colonies of East and West Florida during the American…
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If Only We Had a Primary Source: Stories of the American Revolution
There are many myths associated with the American Revolution, and at JAR we do our best to set the record straight on as many…
This Week on Dispatches: Charles Dewey on the Dangerous Duty of Double Agents
On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews Charles Dewey, contributor and military intelligence officer in the US Army National Guard, about espionage and double agents…
Adam Blumenthal, creator of the Burning the Gaspee Virtual Reality Experience
We recently received a demonstration of an exciting virtual-reality experience designed to teach middle and high school students about one of the key events…
This Week on Dispatches: Harlow Giles Unger on Robert Morris and the American Revolution
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews distinguished journalist and historian Harlow Giles Unger about Robert Morris and his critical role in financially supporting the…
This Week on Dispatches: Kim Burdick on the Role of Delaware in the American Revolution
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews historian and JAR contributor Kim Burdick about the The First State and its often overlooked contribution to…
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This Week on Dispatches: Geoff Smock on Alexander Hamilton’s Childhood in the Caribbean
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor and Seattle-area middle school history teacher Geoff Smock about how Alexander Hamilton’s difficult childhood experiences…
This Week on Dispatches: Gina Dimuro in the Footsteps of Alexander Hamilton’s New York
In this week’s Dispatches, history writer and translator Gina Dimuro takes us on a fascinating tour of the New York City and New Jersey that…
This Week on Dispatches: Todd Braisted on Discovering Barnard E. Griffiths, Queen’s Ranger, Emancipated Slave
Dispatches can now be easily accessed on the JAR main menu. Host Brady Crytzer discusses historian Todd Braisted’s remarkable discovery of a slave who…
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The Best Historical Fiction About the American Revolution
Although Journal of the American Revolution publishes only factual material based upon primary sources, we recognize that historical fiction can be a valuable source…
This Week on Dispatches: Cho-Chien Feng on the Revolutionary Memories of New York Loyalists
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews St. Louis University doctoral candidate Cho-Chien Feng about what the American Revolution meant to Loyalists after the…
This Week on Dispatches: Robert Davis on Georgia and the American Revolution
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews distinguished historian Robert “Bob” Davis about Georgia’s unique role in the American Revolution as the colony that…
This Week on Dispatches: Brian O’Malley on the 1776 Horror Show
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews Brian O’Malley about the sudden release of 2,000 “sickly and emaciated” Continental soldiers and sailors in 1776…
This Week on Dispatches: Matthew Moss on the Ferguson Breech-Loading Rifle
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews British historian Matthew Moss and the story of Major Patrick Ferguson and the first breech-loading rifle adopted…
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Contributor Close-up: Michael J. F. Sheehan
What inspired you to start researching and writing about the Revolution? I was born and raised in the town of Stony Point, New York,…
This Week on Dispatches: Richard Werther on Lambert Wickes, Continental Navy Captain
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer and JAR contributor Richard J. Werther discuss the life of Captain Lambert Wickes, the differences between “piracy” and…
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This Week on Dispatches: Jeff Dacus on Stephen Moylan, Irish Immigrant and Continental Officer
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor, Marine Corps veteran, and retired history teacher Jeff Dacus about Stephen Moylan, an Irish immigrant who…
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Contributor Question: Best Strategic Defeat?
This month, we asked our contributors to consider the many changes of fortune that occurred over the tumultuous four decades that transformed thirteen British…
This Week on Dispatches: Katie Turner Getty and the Notorious Prison Ship Jersey
In this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor and editorial board member Katie Turner Getty about a dark side of the American…
This Week on Dispatches: Bob Ruppert and the life of Catharine Macaulay
In this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Bob Ruppert about his research and articles on Catharine Macaulay, the pioneering woman historian…
Public Radio interviews Todd Braisted about Bernard E. Griffiths
Word got around fast about Todd Braisted’s amazing detective work in identifying Bernard E. Griffiths and his remarkable journey from slave to Chelsea Pensioner published…
This Week on Dispatches: Michael Barbieri and the Case for the Champlain Corridor
Thank you to all of those who listened to the inaugural episode of our podcast, Dispatches. On this week’s show, host Brady Crytzer interviews…
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Contributor Question: What Scene Do You Wish Had been Depicted Accurately by an Artist?
We asked our contributors what seemed like a simple question: What scene from the American Revolution or the Founding Era (1765–1805, approximately) do you…
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Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of the American Revolution has launched a new podcast, Dispatches. Each week Dispatches will feature interviews with contributors…
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2018 Journal of the American Revolution Book of the Year Award Announced
The Journal of the American Revolution today announced The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the…
Contributor Close-Up: Alec D. Rogers
What is the focus of your research and writing? I review books about the Revolutionary period. I’ve always enjoyed reading book reviews, but often…
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Who was the most promising person of the Founding Era?
For our first post of the New Year—a time when resolutions are announced, new leaves are turned, and anticipation and hope for a fulfilling…
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Recent JAR News
The Journal of the American Revolution reaches a wide audience and is regularly cited on other web sites, in scholarly books and articles, newspapers, and…
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What is the best audiovisual material to teach students about the American Revolution or Founding Era?
One of our readers, an educator, asked the JAR editors a question that we chose to put before our contributors: What is the best…