The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800 PUB199604 A city ruled by Gods

A city ruled by Gods

Olken has joined forces with Joseph Furstenthal to craft The New Connoisseurs' Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries

over 60 illustrations and index

33 US Binding: Paperback: 460 pagesPub Date: January 17

With stunning visual images created out of minimalist prose

The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800 PUB199604 A city ruled by GodsIt 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