Derek Baxter

Derek Baxter (Col ’95) published his second book, The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again. In it, he tells the story of the Revolutionary War not only as a colonial uprising, but as a vast war fought across four continents. He traveled to many of these places around the world where the war was fought, showing how deeply interconnected America’s story was with events unfolding across globe. This follows his first book, In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.