The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788–1800
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Overview
In The Great Upheaval, New York Times bestselling author Jay Winik reveals the events of the historic decade that birthed the modern world.
It is an era that redefined history. 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.
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. 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.
“Buttressed by impeccable research, vividly narrated and deftly organized, this is popular history of the highest order.” —Publishers Weekly
It is an era that redefined history. 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.
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. 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.
“Buttressed by impeccable research, vividly narrated and deftly organized, this is popular history of the highest order.” —Publishers Weekly
- Title: The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788–1800
- Author: Jay Winik
- Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 808
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780061826719, 9780060083144, 006008314X, 0061826715
- Resource ID: LLS:9780061826719
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T11:22:07Z
Jay Winik is the author of the New York Times bestseller April 1865. He is a senior scholar of history and public policy at the University of Maryland and a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.