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Mike Duncan

Biography

Mike Duncan

Mike Duncan is one of the most popular history podcasters in the world and author of the New York Times bestselling book, THE STORM BEFORE THE STORM: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic. His award-winning series, "The History of Rome," remains a legendary landmark in the history of podcasting. Duncan’s ongoing series, "Revolutions," explores the great political revolutions that have driven the course of modern history.

Mike Duncan

Books by Mike Duncan

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
by Mike Duncan - History, Nonfiction

Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over 50 incredible years at the heart of the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist and abolitionist. As a teenager, Lafayette ran away from France to join the American Revolution. Returning home a national hero, he helped launch the French Revolution, eventually spending five years locked in dungeon prisons. After his release, Lafayette sparred with Napoleon, joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis XVIII, and became an international symbol of liberty. Finally, as a revered elder statesman, he was instrumental in the overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830.