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History - Modern (1750+)
Empires rise, revolutions ignite, and the modern world takes shape in these vivid firsthand accounts, manifestos, memoirs, and sweeping histories. From Napoleon’s shadow and Victorian transformation to declarations that changed nations and ideas that challenged the old order, this bookshelf captures the thunder of war, politics, exploration, and social change. Step into an age of upheaval where power is contested, borders shift, and history feels startlingly alive.
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The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
by Thomas Jefferson
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 01
by duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Letters
by Charles Darwin
The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
Jailed for Freedom
by Doris Stevens
The Women of the French Salons
by Amelia Gere Mason
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1
by Roald Amundsen
Hospital Sketches
by Louisa May Alcott
The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation
by Edward Maitland
Histoire de la prostitution chez tous les peuples du monde depuis l'antiquité la plus reculée jusqu'à nos jours, tome 1/6
by P. L. Jacob
Vittoria Accoramboni
by Stendhal
The Woman's Part: A Record of Munitions Work
by L. K. Yates
L'Illustration, No. 3250, 10 Juin 1905
by Various Authors
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
by Charles Darwin
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th Edition
by Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
by Charles Darwin
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete
by Louis Constant Wairy
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
by David Livingstone
The Great Boer War
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Social Transformations of the Victorian Age: A Survey of Court and Country
by T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet) Escott
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo
by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy
A Short History of Italy (476-1900)
by Henry Dwight Sedgwick
The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth
by J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile
by John Hanning Speke
Letters of a Diplomat's Wife, 1883-1900
by Mary King Waddington
The Armies of Labor: A Chronicle of the Organized Wage-Earners
by Samuel Peter Orth
Beasts, men and gods
by Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science
by John William Draper
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2
by Roald Amundsen
The History of the Telephone
by Herbert Newton Casson
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21
by Thomas Carlyle
Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I)
by Augustus F. Lindley
Men of Invention and Industry
by Samuel Smiles
Native Life in South Africa Before and Since the European War and the Boer Rebellion
by Sol. T. (Solomon Tshekisho) Plaatje
Heroes of the Telegraph
by John Munro
Great Astronomers
by Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball
The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, Etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years
by active 1854-1890 John Werge
The Brighton Road: The Classic Highway to the South
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 4 (of 8) From Lord Roberts' Entry into the Free State to the Battle of Karree
by Louis Creswicke
A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River
by Barlow Cumberland
The Highlands of Ethiopia
by Sir William Cornwallis Harris
A History of Science — Volume 2
by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams
The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry
by Burton Jesse Hendrick
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year
by George Francis Train
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864
by David Livingstone
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20
by Thomas Carlyle
A History of Science — Volume 4
by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams
New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening
by Arthur Judson Brown
Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2
by Various Authors
The Bible in Spain Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
by George Borrow
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18
by Thomas Carlyle
Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966
by Victor F. (Victor Fritz) Lenzen, Robert P. Multhauf
The Commercial Restraints of Ireland
by John Hely-Hutchinson
Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II
by J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald) Molloy
The History and Practice of the Art of Photography
by Henry Hunt Snelling
The History of the Post Office, from Its Establishment Down to 1836
by Herbert Joyce
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12
by Thomas Carlyle
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16
by Thomas Carlyle
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1
by Charles Mackay
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19
by Thomas Carlyle
Eminent Victorians
by Lytton Strachey
The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad
by Edward Hungerford
Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers
by Samuel Smiles
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 28th, 1916
by Various Authors
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15
by Thomas Carlyle
A Book of Scoundrels
by Charles Whibley
Extracts from the Diary of William Bray
by William Bray
A History of Science — Volume 3
by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams
Two Years Before the Mast
by Richard Henry Dana
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2
by Roald Amundsen
Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland
by Henry B. (Henry Brewster) Stanton
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10
by Thomas Carlyle
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14
by Thomas Carlyle
In the Heart of Africa
by Sir Samuel White Baker
The Ancien Régime
by Charles Kingsley
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors
by Ralph Delahaye Paine
Landholding in England
by F.R.H.S. Joseph Fisher
England in the Days of Old
by William Andrews
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 13
by Thomas Carlyle
Two Years on Trek: Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa
by Louis Eugène Du Moulin
Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879
by Sir Samuel White Baker
Inventors
by Philip Gengembre Hubert
Getting Gold: A Practical Treatise for Prospectors, Miners and Students
by J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Francis) Johnson
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 17
by Thomas Carlyle
Heroes of Science: Physicists
by William Garnett
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
by Charles Babbage
Notes of a War Correspondent
by Richard Harding Davis
The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan
by H. G. (Henry George) Keene
Trinity Site: 1945-1995. A National Historic Landmark, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
by White Sands Missile Range (N.M.). Public Affairs Office
The Origin of Species From 'The Westminster Review', April 1860
by Thomas Henry Huxley