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The great upheaval, America and the birth of the modern world, 1788-1800, Jay Winik

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [583]-635) and index

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The great upheaval

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Jay Winik

America and the birth of the modern world, 1788-1800

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. Acclaimed historian Jay Winik masterfully illuminates how their fates combined in one extraordinary moment to change the course of civilization

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