In this sweeping, magisterial drama, acclaimed historian Jay Winik masterfullyilluminates how the fates of America, France, and Russia combined in one extraordinary moment to change the course of civilization.
A sweeping, magisterial drama featuring the richest cast of characters ever to walk upon the World stage, including Washington, Jefferson, Louis XVI, Robespierre, and Catherine the Great, The Great Upheaval is a gripping, epic portrait of this tumultuous decade that will forever transform the way we see America\'s beginnings and our world.
Now, for the first time, acclaimed historian Jay Winik masterfully illuminates how their fates combined in one extraordinary moment to change the course of civilization.
But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of these remarkable events occurred in isolation.
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.
It is an era that redefined history.
In this sweeping, magisterial drama, acclaimed historian Jay Winik masterfullyilluminates how the fates of America, France, and Russia combined in one extraordinary moment to change the course of civilization
