Audio · 2017-10-23 · 8m · 5 moments

The Calm Before the Storm Before the Storm

The Storm Before the Storm is finally here! http://thestormbeforethestorm.com/ Find me on tour: http://thestormbeforethestorm.com/tour/ 10/24/17 BOSTON, MA Harvard Book Store, 7:00 PM Book launch! 10/25/17 NEW YORK, NY Book Culture, 7:00 PM In Conversation with Jared Yates Sexton 10/26/17 BROOKLYN, NY Powerhouse Arena, 7:00 PM Reading + Signing 10/27/17 PHILADELPHIA, PA Barnes & Noble -- Rittenhouse Square, 7:00 PM Reading + Signing ✦ AI generated

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The tour for The Storm Before the Storm spans the East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast in fall 2017.

Mike Duncan announces the full itinerary for his book tour, covering Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Washington DC, the Midwest, and the West Coast from late October through early December 2017.

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Mike Duncan: By the time you hear this, I will already be back east, preparing for the publication of The Storm Before the Storm, the beginning of the end of the Roman Republic, on October the 24th. I need not remind you to pre-order it. I need not remind you to buy it when it comes out. But my nervous energy is now turning to the tour.

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The University of Wisconsin's open-library policy was essential to the research for The Storm Before the Storm.

Mike Duncan credits the University of Wisconsin's policy of granting state residents full access to its libraries and academic journals, calling it a bastion of enlightened civic engagement and essential to his research.

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Mike Duncan: For research, I am incredibly grateful to the University of Wisconsin, which is a bastion of enlightened civic engagement. The University of Wisconsin offers residents of the state of Wisconsin full run of their libraries and unlimited access to otherwise impossible to find academic journals. Without these resources, I would have been lost.

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The Wisconsin Idea of linking academics, public servants, and citizens is among the most noble endeavors in the history of civilization.

Duncan praises the Wisconsin Idea — a philosophy of fostering a collaborative educational network linking academics, public servants, and citizens — as one of the most noble endeavors in the history of civilization, and quotes University President Charles Van Hees on reaching every family in the state.

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Mike Duncan: The Wisconsin idea of fostering a collaborative educational network linking academics, public servants, and citizens is among the most noble endeavors in the history of civilization. In 1905, University of Wisconsin President Charles Van Hees said, I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the university reaches every family of the state.

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Online databases of ancient literary sources maintained by classical academics and enthusiasts were critical to writing the book.

Duncan acknowledges his debt to the community of classical academics and enthusiasts who maintain searchable online databases of ancient sources, specifically naming the Perseus Digital Library, Livius.org, Lacus Curtius, and Atalus.org.

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Mike Duncan: I'm also eternally indebted to the community of classical academics and enthusiasts who maintain online databases of ancient literary sources, fully searchable and instantly available. In particular, I relied on the work of the Perseus Digital Library at Tufts University, Jonah Lendering and Livius.org, Bill Thayer and his Lacus Curtius Archives, and Andrew Smith at Atalus.org.

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The listeners of the History of Rome and Revolutions podcasts made it possible for Mike Duncan to turn a passion for history into a career.

Duncan thanks every listener of his History of Rome and Revolutions podcasts, stating that they made his career possible and that he is forever grateful they allowed him to turn a passion for history into a career in history.

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Mike Duncan: Finally, I would like to thank every single listener of the History of Rome and Revolutions podcast who truly made all of this possible. I will remain forever grateful that you have allowed me to turn a passion for history into a career in history. I hope you liked the book.

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The University of Wisconsin's Open-Library Policy as Research Backbone✦ from: The University of Wisconsin's open-library policy was essential to the research for The Storm Before the Storm.Essential Access for The Storm Before the Storm✦ from: The University of Wisconsin's open-library policy was essential to the research for The Storm Before the Storm.The Wisconsin Idea✦ from: The Wisconsin Idea of linking academics, public servants, and citizens is among the most noble endeavors in the history of civilization.Van Hees's Vision (1905)✦ from: The Wisconsin Idea of linking academics, public servants, and citizens is among the most noble endeavors in the history of civilization.

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The tour for The Storm Before the Storm spans the East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast in fall 2017.

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