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Itisanerathatredefinedhistory.Asthe1790sbegan,afragileAmericateeteredonthebrinkofoblivion,Russiatoweredasavastimperialpower,andFranceplungedintorevolution.Butincontrasttothewayconventionalhistoriestellit,noneoftheseremarkableeventsoccurredinisolation.Now,forthefirsttime,acclaimedhistorianJayWinikmasterfullyilluminateshowtheirfatescombinedinoneextraordinarymomenttochangethecourseofcivilization.Asweeping,magisterialdramafeaturingtherichestcastofcharactersevertowalkupontheworldstage,includingWashington,Jefferson,LouisXVI,Robespierre,andCatherinetheGreat,TheGreatUpheavalisagripping,epicportraitofthistumultuousdecadethatwillforevertransformthewayweseeAmerica'sbeginningsandourworld.