Geoff Smock

Critical Thinking, Features, Interviews June 21, 2020 June 22, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Geoff Smock on the Influence of the Enlightenment on Thomas Jefferson

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On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews teacher and JAR contributor Geoff Smock on Thomas Jefferson’s enlightenment-influenced views on pandemics, the French Revolution, Shays’…

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Features, Interviews May 17, 2019 May 17, 2019

This Week on Dispatches: Geoff Smock on Alexander Hamilton’s Childhood in the Caribbean

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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…

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1. Rand Mirante A Visit to Fort Mifflin on the Delaware

Thanks very much for the correction! The Second RI also participated in the successful defense of Fort Mercer, but they were sent in under Colonel Angell as reinforcements for the…
2. Joe Cerreto William Dickens, John Rose, and William Turnbull: Soldiers of the 1st New York Regiment

Another great job Phil! As a former 1st Yorker, now a 2nd Yorker, this article was of great interest to me. As usual, well researched. Thanks and keep 'em coming!…
3. Pip A “Truly Noble” Resistance: The Sons of Liberty in Connecticut

I read your article with great interest especially the section on Benedict Arnold. While you immediately painted Arnold as the "infamous traitor" and left the impression he was evil from…