If you didn’t have a chance to see me on book tour in June, or I didn’t come to your neck of the woods, now you can watch me on C‑SPAN3 on cable television! Derek … More…
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…
I am humbled that my first book has received such high praise. The latest comes from Don N. Hagist, author of British Soldiers, American War and an editor of Journal of the American Revolution, and is … 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…
Greetings all, I’m going to be posting here a little more regularly now. Why? Because “1775” is getting published! The Chicago-based Sourcebooks will be publishing my humble book, with a tentative availability date of Fall … More…
Hi all, sorry it’s been a while. Many things going on in my life have kept me away from this, I’m afraid. But expect more updates regularly beginning very soon, including a website revamp. In … 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
I’ve been working on my 1775 manuscript for several years now, the last two focused on getting my completed manuscript published. So, as noted in my previously post, when I first learned of the similarly … More…
