Following the Battle of Bunker Hill, Capt. Callender of the Massachusetts Artillery was cashiered from the service for cowardice, and a few months after, Maj. Scarborough Gridley, son of Col. Richard Gridley, that commander of the regiment, was also court-martialed and booted from the service. Finally, it was Capt. Samuel Gridley’s turn. Continue reading…
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1775 is a forthcoming history (nonfiction) book by me, Derek W. Beck. 1775 is unique to other American Revolutionary War books in that it is the first book to tell the complete story in one volume, telling the story from the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere’s Ride, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the eventual British Evacuation of Boston. (For more information on the book, see the About the Book page, where you can leave comments.)
This site is meant to share some of the content of 1775, including excerpts from the unpublished book, as well as status updates as I navigate the pre-publication process. Support of the site goes a long way to proving to a would-be publisher that this book can be commercially viable, for this is their chief consideration in a down economy, particularly when taking on new, unpublished authors like myself. So I hope you’ll support my humble endeavor to get 1775 published by joining my official book page on facebook or following me on twitter (you can follow the blog via both sites), or just follow this blog directly (by email or with a news reader).
Humbly, (Image in notional book cover courtesy of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.) |
