Winik, Jay, 1957-

The great upheaval : America and the birth of the modern world, 1788-1800 / Jay Winik. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper, 2007. - xx, 659 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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

Documents the final years of the eighteenth century as a period of tumultuous change marked by Russia's imperial power, the revolution in France, and America's near-collapse, events that the author reveals to be intricately related.

0060083131 : HRD $29.95 9780060083137

Harpercollins, Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 200-2086

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History, Modern--18th century.


United States--History--1783-1815.
France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.
Russia--History--Catherine II, 1762-1796.

E303 / .W56 2007

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