TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winik,Jay
TI  - The great upheaval: America and the birth of the modern world, 1788-1800 
SN  - 9780060083137
AV  - E310 W56 2007
U1  - 973.4 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - HarperCollins
KW  - History, Modern
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Civilization, Modern
KW  - World history
KW  - sears
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Constitutional period, 1789-1809
KW  - France
KW  - Revolution, 1789-1799
KW  - Russia
KW  - Catherine II, 1762-1796
KW  - Paul I, 1796-1801
KW  - 1783-1809
KW  - 1789-1799, Revolution
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [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
N2  - 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
ER  -