More than 200 years later, the world’s first true working-class revolution is little-enough understood that a new, nuts-and-bolts history, subtly but importantly reframed, feels essential and sadly all-too-relevant. The terror that followed feels inevitable today, but Davidson shows that it wasn’t.—Vulture (7 Books You Need to Read This December)

What we don't know about the French Revolution could fill a book; Davidson has done just that—in spades. An invaluable history of the French Revolution and its repercussions through the years—Kirkus Reviews (starred)

An even-handed, step-by-step account of key moments of the French Revolution. A serious work of popular history, challenging enough to intrigue those already familiar with the revolution and accessible enough to engage those who are not.—Shelf Awareness

Davidson aims to correct modern misperceptions of the French Revolution that toppled the ancien régime in 1789 and ushered in the First Republic. He persuasively argues that the aftershocks of this most turbulent era continue to reverberate into the 21st century.—Publishers Weekly