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…
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…
Hello all, sorry for the long silence. I’ve been busy with many things, including the holidays, and activation as a military Reservist, where I am now once again on active duty, presently in Texas for … More…
In my sequel to last year’s post about this time: An Apple a Day Keeps Dr. Joseph Warren Away, I have again this year received several apples of the Warren Russet (or Roxbury Russet) variety, … More…
