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Source: The Book Guys #0805

Roundup

February 3, 2008

Napoleon, Egypt and the beginnings of archaeology [audio 55min]

The Book Guys -- book appraiser Allan Stypeck and Washington DC radio host Mike Cuthbert -- interview Nina Burleigh, author of Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt.

Read entire article at The Book Guys #0805