Derek Dwight Anderson - Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach (Corte Madera Store)

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Derek Dwight Anderson

Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach

Corte Madera Store

Sat. Feb. 1st, 2025 • 1:00 PM

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Join us at Book Passage for an author event in celebration of Derek Dwight Anderson's new book Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach! 

Buenos Aires and Cairo, London and Tokyo are known for being the epicenters of their nations, but what about Enugu, Jolo, Quetzaltenango, or Xinjing? Why did these once vibrant cultural, economic, and political centers fade from prominence? What does their experience tell us about ourselves and our world today?



In a fascinating book written to promote reflection and conversation, Derek Dwight Anderson charts the lessons of history as he investigates nine capital cities that most people don’t know. By shedding light on places that were of vital importance at some point in the past 250 years, Forgotten Capitals reveals surprising commonalities in the human experience. Nations may rise and fall, but humanity endures, thereby revealing important historical lessons for all of us to consider.

Derek Dwight Anderson is an independent high school history teacher and librarian who has dedicated his professional life—both as an educator and as a writer—to examining history in unconventional ways.  In 2020, he published his first book, Improbable Voices: A History of the World Since 1450 Seen From Twenty-Six Unusual Perspectives, and Forgotten Capitals continues his mission to help people reconsider whose history matters. 

Anderson holds a B.A. from Bates College and a Master of Library and Information Science from San José State University. He also studied at the University of Edinburgh.  Currently a senior full time faculty member at Marin Academy in San Rafael, California, he teaches an interdisciplinary world history course that integrates history, art history, and studio art. A dedicated world traveler who loves museums large and small, he lives with his partner in Sausalito. LEARN MORE>>>

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