The Black Jacobins

by C. L. R. James · 1938

C. L. R. James's history of the Haitian Revolution, recommended by Ben Horowitz as a leadership book for founders.

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Ben HorowitzCo-founder, Andreessen Horowitz

one of the books that I have been recommending for years was a book written by CLR James in 1937 called The Black Jacobins

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Horowitz named The Black Jacobins when Tim Ferriss asked what books he would give a first-time founder dealing with company complexity.

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Tim Ferriss · 2019-11-12 · accessed 2026-06-23

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In the transcript, Ferriss asks what books Horowitz would give a first-time founder; Horowitz says he has recommended The Black Jacobins for years and frames it as a leadership book.

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Author of The Black Jacobins, a history of the Haitian Revolution.

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