HISTORIC POST: See Media Page Here’s the Book Tour for June-July 2016: 6/12 @ 1030a CDT: Printer’s Row Lit Fest, Chicago, IL 6/14 @ 7p EDT: Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA 6/15 @ 7p EDT: Minute … More…
GUESS WHAT? There is a second book! The War Before Independence: 1775–1776. (Make it successful and there may be others too!) And, you can now pre-order the hard cover edition of the book on Amazon or Barnes … More…
GUESS WHAT? My book cover is done! And, you can now pre-order the hard cover edition of the book on Amazon or Barnes & Noble! Derek Derek’s Book Follow @derekwbeck
I am honored to be one of 36 authors to have an article included in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Revolution’s (JAR) annual published print volume. This is a collection of the best journal … More…
This week, I had my first article posted over at Journal of the American Revolution, discussing what is perhaps the very first naval skirmish of the American Revolution. It begins: Derek Derek’s Book Follow @derekwbeck
My latest history magazine article No Ox for Knox? hits newsstands this week. It is based on my research for 1775, and it describes with convincing proof how the famous story of Henry Knox’s Noble … More…
As a follow up to my Death of Dr. Joseph Warren blog series (part 1 of 4 here) is my new article in the national magazine Patriots of the American Revolution (Nov/Dec issue). This is … More…
The American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, starting with the first shots at the Skirmish of Lexington, outside Boston. The result was a bloody day-long battle as the countryside rose up (thanks in part … More…
Joseph Warren, circa 1765, by John Singleton Copley (95.1366), courtesy of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. As noted in the previous post, Dr. Joseph Warren was one of the most important and influential Revolutionary War … More…
As discussed last week, I recently discovered the fantastic works of Southern California artist George S. Stuart, a talented artist and historian who has spent much of his career sculpting important historic figures. His subjects … More…
