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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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Mémoires du duc de Rovigo, pour servir à l'histoire de l'empereur Napoléon, Tome 5

Mémoires du duc de Rovigo, pour servir à l'histoire de l'empereur Napoléon, Tome 5

by duc de Rovigo Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary

Egy haditudósító emlékei : 1914 november - 1915 november

Egy haditudósító emlékei : 1914 november - 1915 november

by Ferenc Molnár

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585f

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585f

by John Lothrop Motley

La musica La vita italiana durante la Rivoluzione francese e l'Impero

La musica La vita italiana durante la Rivoluzione francese e l'Impero

by Enrico Panzacchi

Colonel Edward Buncombe, Fifth North Carolina Continental Regiment His Life, Military Careeer, and Death While a Wounded Prisoner in Philadelphia During the War of the Revolution

Colonel Edward Buncombe, Fifth North Carolina Continental Regiment His Life, Military Careeer, and Death While a Wounded Prisoner in Philadelphia During the War of the Revolution

by Marshall De Lancey Haywood

History of the United Netherlands, 1587a

History of the United Netherlands, 1587a

by John Lothrop Motley

New Paths through Old Palestine

New Paths through Old Palestine

by Margaret Slattery

Scritti politici

Scritti politici

by conte Terenzio Mamiani della Rovere

Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana

Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana

by Solomon Northup

The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin

The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin

by James Herbert Walker

Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin

Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin

by Samuel Butler

The Philippines a Century Hence

The Philippines a Century Hence

by José Rizal

The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland

The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland

by Cecil Francis Romer, Arthur Edward Mainwaring

L'isthme de Panama Examen historique et géographique des différentes directions suivant lesquelles on pourrait le percer et des moyens à y employer; suivi d'un aperçu sur l'isthme de Suez.

L'isthme de Panama Examen historique et géographique des différentes directions suivant lesquelles on pourrait le percer et des moyens à y employer; suivi d'un aperçu sur l'isthme de Suez.

by Michel Chevalier

A Negro Explorer at the North Pole

A Negro Explorer at the North Pole

by Matthew Alexander Henson

Manifesto of the Communist Party

Manifesto of the Communist Party

by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts

The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts

by Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks

Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland

Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland

by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness

The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness

by Victor Hugo

Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918)

Foods that will win the war and how to cook them (1918)

by C. Houston (Charles Houston) Goudiss, Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse) Goudiss

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 1, No. 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915, With Index

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 1, No. 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915, With Index

by Various Authors

A History of the Reformation (Vol. 1 of 2)

A History of the Reformation (Vol. 1 of 2)

by Thomas M. (Thomas Martin) Lindsay

Woman under socialism

Woman under socialism

by August Bebel

A vindication of the rights of men, in a letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke; occasioned by his Reflections on the Revolution in France

A vindication of the rights of men, in a letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke; occasioned by his Reflections on the Revolution in France

by Mary Wollstonecraft

The Forerunners

The Forerunners

by Romain Rolland

The Story of the Great War, Volume 6 History of the European War from Official Sources

The Story of the Great War, Volume 6 History of the European War from Official Sources

Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.

Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.

by Benson John Lossing

The Truth about the Titanic

The Truth about the Titanic

by Archibald Gracie

Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Complete

Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Complete

by Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz

The Discovery of the Source of the Nile

The Discovery of the Source of the Nile

by John Hanning Speke

Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 2 With a Memoir and Index

Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 2 With a Memoir and Index

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

Mahan on naval warfare : Selections from the writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan

Mahan on naval warfare : Selections from the writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan

by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 5. The Romantic School in France

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 5. The Romantic School in France

by Georg Brandes

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria

by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley

The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore

The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore

by J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 42, 1670-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 42, 1670-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry

The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry

by Burton Jesse Hendrick

The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto

The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto

by Alexander Morris

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. VII. Being the Third of the Third Voyage

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. VII. Being the Third of the Third Voyage

by James King

My adventures as a spy

My adventures as a spy

by Baron Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baden-Powell of Gilwell

The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls

The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls

by Mrs. John Van Vorst, Marie Van Vorst

The German Terror in Belgium: An Historical Record

The German Terror in Belgium: An Historical Record

by Arnold Toynbee

The Life and Times of Queen Victoria; vol. 3 of 4

The Life and Times of Queen Victoria; vol. 3 of 4

by Robert Wilson

Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation

Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation

by Thomas Wallace Knox

Letters of a Soldier, 1914-1915

Letters of a Soldier, 1914-1915

by Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier

The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago

The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago

by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

A Historical Account of Useful Inventions and Scientific Discoveries Being a manual of instruction and entertainment.

A Historical Account of Useful Inventions and Scientific Discoveries Being a manual of instruction and entertainment.

by George Grant

General History for Colleges and High Schools

General History for Colleges and High Schools

by P. V. N. (Philip Van Ness) Myers

The Crimes of England

The Crimes of England

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Outspoken Essays

Outspoken Essays

by William Ralph Inge

Westward with the Prince of Wales

Westward with the Prince of Wales

by W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas) Newton

Quotes and Images From Motley's History of the Netherlands

Quotes and Images From Motley's History of the Netherlands

by John Lothrop Motley

The Railway Conquest of the World

The Railway Conquest of the World

by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

The Young Emperor, William II of Germany A Study in Character Development on a Throne

The Young Emperor, William II of Germany A Study in Character Development on a Throne

by Harold Frederic

Australia in Arms A Narrative of the Australasian Imperial Force and Their Achievement at Anzac

by Phillip F. E. (Frederick Edward) Schuler

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 403, May, 1849

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 403, May, 1849

by Various Authors

Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine

Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine

by Edwin Waugh

Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (1/9)

Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (1/9)

by duc de Raguse Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont

General Washington's spies on Long Island and in New York

General Washington's spies on Long Island and in New York

by Morton Pennypacker

The Origin of Species From 'The Westminster Review', April 1860

The Origin of Species From 'The Westminster Review', April 1860

by Thomas Henry Huxley

My Second Year of the War

My Second Year of the War

by Frederick Palmer

The Cotton Kingdom, volume 1 (of 2) : A traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American Slave States

The Cotton Kingdom, volume 1 (of 2) : A traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American Slave States

by Frederick Law Olmsted

The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors

The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors

by Ralph Delahaye Paine

The Eve of the Revolution; A Chronicle of the Breach with England

The Eve of the Revolution; A Chronicle of the Breach with England

by Carl L. (Carl Lotus) Becker

Joffre and His Army

Joffre and His Army

by Charles Dawbarn

The romance of the microscope : an interesting description of its uses in all branches of science, industry, agriculture, and in the detection of crime, with a short account of its origin, history, and development

The romance of the microscope : an interesting description of its uses in all branches of science, industry, agriculture, and in the detection of crime, with a short account of its origin, history, and development

by C. A. (Charles Aubrey) Ealand

With the Turks in Palestine

With the Turks in Palestine

by Alexander Aaronsohn

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848

by Various Authors

Right Above Race

Right Above Race

by Otto H. Kahn

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 01

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 01

Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1

Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1

by Sir William Edward Parry

Log-book of Timothy Boardman Kept on Board the Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During a Cruise from New London, Ct., to Charleston, S. C., and Return, in 1778; Also, a Biographical Sketch of the Author.

Log-book of Timothy Boardman Kept on Board the Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During a Cruise from New London, Ct., to Charleston, S. C., and Return, in 1778; Also, a Biographical Sketch of the Author.

by Timothy Boardman

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.

Springfield in the Spanish American War

Springfield in the Spanish American War

by Walter W. Ward

Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton

Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton

by Daniel Defoe

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917

by Various Authors

Ordeal by Battle

Ordeal by Battle

by Frederick Scott Oliver

Slavery and the Constitution

Slavery and the Constitution

by William I. (William Ingersoll) Bowditch

Historias de Reis e Principes

Historias de Reis e Principes

by Alberto Pimentel

Campaigning in Cuba

Campaigning in Cuba

by George Kennan

Histoire de la prostitution chez tous les peuples du monde depuis l'antiquité la plus reculée jusqu'à nos jours, tome 4/6

Histoire de la prostitution chez tous les peuples du monde depuis l'antiquité la plus reculée jusqu'à nos jours, tome 4/6

by P. L. Jacob

Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de mon temps (Tome 6)

Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de mon temps (Tome 6)

by François Guizot

The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolfe

The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolfe

by William Wood

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 08

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 08

by Adolphe Thiers

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part I. 1792 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part I. 1792 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners

by Charlotte Biggs

Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América, Tomo 1 Historia de la geografía del nuevo continente y de los progresos de la astronomía náutica en los siglos XV y XVI

Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América, Tomo 1 Historia de la geografía del nuevo continente y de los progresos de la astronomía náutica en los siglos XV y XVI

by Alexander von Humboldt

History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1

History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1

by Brantz Mayer

The backwash of war : the human wreckage of the battlefield as witnessed by an American hospital nurse

The backwash of war : the human wreckage of the battlefield as witnessed by an American hospital nurse

by Ellen N. (Ellen Newbold) La Motte

Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 1 The First Twelve Months of War

Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 1 The First Twelve Months of War

Dealings with the Inquisition; Or, Papal Rome, Her Priests, and Her Jesuits

Dealings with the Inquisition; Or, Papal Rome, Her Priests, and Her Jesuits

by Giacinto Achilli

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

Histoire de Napoléon et de la Grande-Armée pendant l'année 1812. Tome I

Histoire de Napoléon et de la Grande-Armée pendant l'année 1812. Tome I

by comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur

Les Femmes de la Révolution

Les Femmes de la Révolution

by Jules Michelet

Attack: An Infantry Subaltern's Impression of July 1st, 1916

Attack: An Infantry Subaltern's Impression of July 1st, 1916

by Edward G. D. (Edward George Downing) Liveing

Jim and Wally

Jim and Wally

by Mary Grant Bruce

Het moderne Egypte: Wat er te zien en te hooren valt tusschen Kaïro en Faschoda De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908

Het moderne Egypte: Wat er te zien en te hooren valt tusschen Kaïro en Faschoda De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908

by A. B. de (Amédée Baillot de) Guerville

Of Yankee granite : An account of the building of the Bunker Hill Monument

Of Yankee granite : An account of the building of the Bunker Hill Monument

by Edward Herbert Cameron

Address to the People of the United States, together with the Proceedings and Resolutions of the Pro-Slavery Convention of Missouri, Held at Lexington, July 1855

Address to the People of the United States, together with the Proceedings and Resolutions of the Pro-Slavery Convention of Missouri, Held at Lexington, July 1855

by Unknown

Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (2/9)

Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (2/9)

by duc de Raguse Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont