It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began; a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion; Russia towered as a vast imperial power; and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it; none of these remarkable events occurred in isolation. Now; for the first time; in The Great Upheaval; acclaimed historian Jay Winik masterfully illuminates how their fates combined in one extraordinary moment to change the course of civilization.In this sweeping; magisterial drama; Winik brings his vast; meticulous research and narrative genius to the cold; dark battlefields and deadly clashes of ideologies that defined this age. Here is a savage world war; the top-pling 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 here is the richest cast of characters to walk upon the world stage: Washington and Jefferson; Louis XVI and Robespierre; Catherine the Great; Adams; Napoleon; and Selim III. With powerful echoes for understanding the international chaos that confronts the globe today; we see them all fighting desperately for the ideals they believed in; whether man-made democracy or divinely inspired autocracy; whether republicanism or Allah's law.Exquisitely written and utterly compelling; The Great Upheaval vividly depicts an arc of revolutionary fervor stretching from Philadelphia and Paris to St. Petersburg and Cairo—with fateful results. A landmark in historical literature; Winik's gripping; epic portrait of this tumultuous decade will forever transform the way we see America's beginnings and our world.
#1848407 in Books Routledge 1996-07-17 1996-07-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .30 x 5.44l; .43 #File Name: 058229195X150 pages
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