Battle of Concord

Critical Thinking, Features, Interviews, People, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) April 24, 2022 April 24, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: Don N. Hagist on the British Soldiers who Marched to Concord

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On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR managing editor Don N. Hagist on the demographics of the British soldiers who marched to…

Features, Interviews, People, The War Years (1775-1783) February 20, 2022 February 20, 2022

This Week on Dispatches: Jane L. Green on the Story of Thomas Ditson

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On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Jane L. Green on her research into the life of Thomas Ditson, a man…

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Autobiography and Biography, Pension Records, The War Years (1775-1783) February 8, 2022 February 7, 2022

Thomas Ditson: Puritan to Bumpkin to Patriot

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The status of Thomas Ditson, Jr., as a minor hero of the American Revolution has more to do with the perception that he was…

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I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…
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