The great upheaval America and the birth of the modern world, 1788-1800 /
It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink, Russia was a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of these events occurred in isolation. Here, historian Winik shows h...
| Main Author: | Winik, Jay, 1957- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
HarperCollins,
[2007]
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| Physical Description: |
xx, 659 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink, Russia was a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of these events occurred in isolation. Here, historian Winik shows how their fates combined to change the course of civilization. Here is a savage world war, the toppling of a great dynasty, and an America struggling to survive at home and abroad. Here, too, is the first modern holy war between Islam and a resurgent Christian empire. And what a cast of characters: Washington and Jefferson, Louis XVI and Robespierre, Catherine the Great, John Adams, Napoleon, and Selim III. With powerful echoes for the international chaos that confronts the globe today, we see an arc of revolutionary fervor stretching from Philadelphia and Paris to St. Petersburg and Cairo--with fateful results.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-635) and index. Prelude : At the threshold -- Part I. The promise of a new age -- Part II. Turmoil -- Part III. Terror -- Part IV. A world transformed -- Epilogue : The founding. It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink, Russia was a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of these events occurred in isolation. Here, historian Winik shows how their fates combined to change the course of civilization. Here is a savage world war, the toppling of a great dynasty, and an America struggling to survive at home and abroad. Here, too, is the first modern holy war between Islam and a resurgent Christian empire. And what a cast of characters: Washington and Jefferson, Louis XVI and Robespierre, Catherine the Great, John Adams, Napoleon, and Selim III. With powerful echoes for the international chaos that confronts the globe today, we see an arc of revolutionary fervor stretching from Philadelphia and Paris to St. Petersburg and Cairo--with fateful results.--From publisher description. |
| Physical Description: |
xx, 659 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-635) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780060083137 0060083131 |