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Mike Duncan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Mike Duncan is an author and podcaster. History podcaster/author. The History of Rome + Revolutions. “Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution" out now!

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Book Cover for: Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale, Nathan Hale

Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale

Nathan Hale
Mike DuncanMike Duncan

@BrCo1981 No video sorry but the Nathan Hale Lafayette graphic novel is excellent. https://t.co/qZZ4Z9RpIW

Hardcover, 2018

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The French Revolution: From Its Origins to 1793, Georges Lefebvre

The French Revolution: From Its Origins to 1793

Georges Lefebvre
Mike DuncanMike Duncan

One of my favorite accounts of the French Revolution is by Georges Lefebvre and he starts with like 200 pages of international context before he even mentions domestic affairs in France. https://t.co/8PON1R4CLB

Paperback, 2001

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: 1848: Year of Revolution, Mike Rapport

1848: Year of Revolution

Mike Rapport
Mike DuncanMike Duncan

@zackbeauchamp I don't think it rises to "canonical," but Mike Rapport's 1848 book is a solid and readable survey that covers just about everything.

Paperback, 2010

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game, John Thorn

Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game

John Thorn
Mike DuncanMike Duncan

My daughter (6) often requests I read her my most boring books to help her fall asleep. This usually means "whatever book dad is reading," but tonight she specifically nix'd more of Baseball In The Garden of Eden by @thorn_john. Said it was too interesting and kept her awake 😍

Paperback, 2012

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution, Mike Duncan

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

Mike Duncan
Mike DuncanMike Duncan

[Obligatory Plug Voice]: You can read all about the Bastille key...and so much more!...in Mike Duncan's riveting biography Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution. Paperback coming Sept 6, 2022! https://t.co/PW8xP3FaPp

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Sulla: The Last Republican, Arthur Keaveney

Sulla: The Last Republican

Arthur Keaveney
Mike DuncanMike Duncan

@WillDB75 @L_OraTora @romanhistory1 @holland_tom @HardcoreHistory Try "Sulla: The Last Republican" by Arthur Keaveney. You can read free at https://t.co/dv9uwDMSFK: https://t.co/UvGmscXtJ8

Paperback, 2005

$52.99$27.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution, Laurent DuBois

Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution

Laurent DuBois
Mike DuncanMike Duncan

@lizroscher "Avengers of the New World" by Laurent Dubois is the best contemporary survey imo. But "Black Jacobins" by CLR James is the ur-text.

Paperback, 2005

$31.00$15.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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