American Revolution Podcast

John Paul Jones circles around the British Isles, in search of targets to attack. Frustrated by his slow ship and disobedient officers and crew, Jones fears his mission will end in failure. then, he encounters the British warship Serapis.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: John Paul Jones and the Bonhomme Richard: A Reconstruction of the Ship and an Account of the Battle With H.M.S. Serapis, by Jean Boudriot & David H. Roberts.

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Navy of the American Revolution: Its Administration, Its Policy and Its Achievements, by Charles Oscar Paullin: https://archive.org/details/navyofamericanre00paul

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John Paul Jones spends nearly a year in France, awaiting a new ship. He finally receives a converted merchant ship, which he renames the Bonhomme Richard. The Commodore of a small fleets sets off to bring chaos to Britain while France and Spain prepare for a full-scale invasion of the island.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Sea Raiders of the American Revolution: The Continental Navy in European Waters, by E. Gordon Bowen-Hassell.

Online Recommendation of the Week: Life of John Paul Jones, by John S.C. Abbot: https://archive.org/details/lifeofjohnpauljo01abbo

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Major Light Horse Harry Lee leads a 1779 raid on one of the few remaining British outposts in New Jersey.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: 'Light Horse Harry' Lee In the War for Independence, by Jim Piecuch and John Beakes

Online Recommendation of the Week: Schenawolf, Harry “Captain Allen McLane: Death Defying Spymaster of the American Revolution” Revolutionary War Journal, March 3, 2019: https://www.revolutionarywarjournal.com/capt-allen-mclane-legendary-hero-spymaster-of-the-american-revolution-or-a-regular-soldier-who-just-did-his-duty

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Over the summer and fall of 1779 General John Sullivan and James Clinton lead a campaign of devastation against the hostile tribes of the Iroquois Confederation in upstate New York.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: A Well-Executed Failure: The Sullivan Campaign Against the Iroquois, July-September 1779, by Joseph Fischer

Online Recommendation of the Week: History of Sullivan's campaign against the Iroquois https://archive.org/details/historyofsulliva00nortiala

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Spain's control of the Louisiana territory remains tenuous in the years leading up to the Revolution. After Spain intercepts British orders to capture New Orleans, Spain preempts the action by capturing British forts, including Baton Rouge.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: Bernardo de Gálvez: Spanish Hero of the American Revolution, by Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia

Online Recommendation of the Week: History of Louisiana: The Spanish Domination, by Charles Gayarré

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Interview with best selling author Andrew Roberts about his biography of King George III:

The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III, 2021.

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The Massachusetts Militia, with assistance from the Continental Navy, attempt to dislodge a Loyalist base being established near modern day Castine, Maine.

The American failure led to several courts martial, including that of Lt. Col. Paul Revere.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Penobscot Expedition: Commodore Saltonstall and the Massachusetts Conspiracy of 1779, by George Buker (or read on archive.org).

Online Recommendation of the Week: The Siege of Penobscot by the Rebels, by John Calef: https://archive.org/details/siegepenobscot00calerich

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The Continentals attempt to establish a fort in the Ohio region over the winter of 1778-79. Local tribes are unhappy with the deal and after a brief siege, force the Americans to withdraw back to Fort Pitt.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: Fort Laurens, 1778-1779: The Revolutionary War in Ohio, by James B. Gidney & Thomas I. Pieper 

Online Recommendation of the Week: History of the Girtys: being a concise account of the Girty brothers--Thomas, Simon, James and George, and of their half-brother John Turner: https://archive.org/details/historyofgirtysb00butt

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British General William Tryon launches a series of coastal raids in Connecticut, attacking New Haven, Fairfield, and Norwalk.

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Book Recommendations of the Week: William Tryon and the Course of Empire: A Life in British Imperial Service, by Paul David Nelson 

Online Recommendation of the Week: The British Invasion of New Haven, Connecticut, together with some account of their landing and burning the towns of Fairfield and Norwalk, July, 1779: https://archive.org/details/britishinvasiono00towniala

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I speak with award winning author Joseph Ellis about his new book, The Cause: the American Revolution and its Discontents 1773-1783.

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Book: The Cause: the American Revolution and its Discontents 1773-1783.

Online: https://www.josephellishistorian.com

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