Jimmy Dick

Jimmy Dick is an American history instructor for Moberly Area Community College. He earned an MA in history at American Military University and is currently working on his Ed.D at Walden University. He lives in Edina, Missouri with his wife, Deborah and Schnorkie, Lizzie Lou. His primary area of interest is American history to 1865 with a concentration in the American Revolution and Early Republic eras. He served 20 years in the Missouri National Guard and U.S. Army, where he worked in military intelligence as a Morse Code interceptor.

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The War Years (1775-1783) February 10, 2014 August 28, 2016

The Battle of St. Louis

While the War of American Independence was won on the Eastern seaboard by American and French battling the British, the future of the United…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783) October 29, 2013 August 28, 2016

On His Majesty’s Secret Service

Edward Bancroft habitually worked late into the evenings on Tuesday. This evening he was finishing a letter to his new mistress and arranging a…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783) October 28, 2013 August 28, 2016

Silas Deane: Forlorn and Forgotten Patriot

When the American colonists entered into a shooting war with the British Empire over their grievances, they were not prepared in many ways. They…

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Techniques & Tech September 9, 2013 August 28, 2016

The Gunpowder Shortage

As we know from our history books, the War for Independence began with the shots fired at Lexington and Concord. Those shots required gunpowder,…

Politics During the War (1775-1783) August 5, 2013 August 28, 2016

The Committee of Secret Correspondence

As the struggle between Great Britain and her colonists in the thirteen North American colonies entered a state of armed resistance against British military…