| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xx, 659 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [583]-635) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Civilization, Modern -- 18th century.
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History, Modern -- 18th century.
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Eighteenth century.
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United States -- History -- Constitutional period, 1789-1809.
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| ISBN |
9780060083137 |
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0060083131 |
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