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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 Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 57, December 9, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 57, December 9, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

Histoire parlementaire de France, Volume 2. Recueil complet des discours prononcés dans les chambres de 1819 à 1848

Histoire parlementaire de France, Volume 2. Recueil complet des discours prononcés dans les chambres de 1819 à 1848

by François Guizot

Known to the Police

Known to the Police

by Thomas Holmes

Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de France sous Napoléon, Tome 2/2 Écrits à Sainte-Hélène par les généraux qui ont partagé sa captivité

Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de France sous Napoléon, Tome 2/2 Écrits à Sainte-Hélène par les généraux qui ont partagé sa captivité

by Baron Gaspard Gourgaud

The Story of the Indian Mutiny

The Story of the Indian Mutiny

by A. R. Hope (Ascott Robert Hope) Moncrieff

The Wreck of the "Royal Charter" Compiled from Authentic Sources, with Some Original Matter

The Wreck of the "Royal Charter" Compiled from Authentic Sources, with Some Original Matter

by Frank Fowler

Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 2 (of 4)

Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 2 (of 4)

by Horace Walpole

History of the United States of America, Volume 3 (of 9) : During the second administration of Thomas Jefferson

History of the United States of America, Volume 3 (of 9) : During the second administration of Thomas Jefferson

by Henry Adams

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 60, December 30, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 60, December 30, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 01: Introduction I

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 01: Introduction I

by John Lothrop Motley

Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet (Volume 3 / 7)

Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet (Volume 3 / 7)

by Paul Thureau-Dangin

America in the War Each cartoon faced with a page of comment by a distinguished American, the text forming an anthology of patriotic opinion

America in the War Each cartoon faced with a page of comment by a distinguished American, the text forming an anthology of patriotic opinion

by Louis Raemaekers

De Noordwestelijke Doorvaart De Aarde en haar Volken, 1909

De Noordwestelijke Doorvaart De Aarde en haar Volken, 1909

by Roald Amundsen

Disunion and Restoration in Tennessee Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University

Disunion and Restoration in Tennessee Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University

by John Randolph Neal

Du rôle des coups de bâton dans les relations sociales et, en particulier, dans l'histoire littéraire

Du rôle des coups de bâton dans les relations sociales et, en particulier, dans l'histoire littéraire

by Victor Fournel

Die Geschichte der Dampfmaschine bis James Watt

Die Geschichte der Dampfmaschine bis James Watt

by Max Geitel

Cincinnati's "Old Cunny": A Notorious Purveyor of Human Flesh

Cincinnati's "Old Cunny": A Notorious Purveyor of Human Flesh

by Linden F. (Linden Forest) Edwards, Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

Slavery

Slavery

by James L. (James Loring) Baker

Geography of the Land

Geography of the Land

by Herbert G. (Herbert Gouverneur) Ogden

The Tyranny of Shams

The Tyranny of Shams

by Joseph McCabe

Education of the Negroes Since 1860

Education of the Negroes Since 1860

by J. L. M. (Jabez Lamar Monroe) Curry

A Brief Sketch of the Long and Varied Career of Marshall MacDermott, Esq., J.P. of Adelaide, South Australia

A Brief Sketch of the Long and Varied Career of Marshall MacDermott, Esq., J.P. of Adelaide, South Australia

by Marshall MacDermott

The revolt in Arabia

The revolt in Arabia

by C. (Christiaan) Snouck Hurgronje

Le Sabotage

Le Sabotage

by Emile Pouget

The Infamous Life of John Church, the St. George's Fields Preacher From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman; to Which Is Added, His Love Epistles to E**** B****. Together With Various Other Letters, Particularly One to Cook, of Vere-Street Notoriety.

The Infamous Life of John Church, the St. George's Fields Preacher From His Infancy Up to His Trial and Conviction, With His Confession, Sent in a Letter to the Rev. Mr. L--, Two Days After His Attack on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall, With Clerical Remarks by the Same Gentleman; to Which Is Added, His Love Epistles to E**** B****. Together With Various Other Letters, Particularly One to Cook, of Vere-Street Notoriety.

by Anonymous

Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897

Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897

by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The Huguenots in France

The Huguenots in France

by Samuel Smiles

A journal, of a young man of Massachusetts, late a surgeon on board an American privateer, who was captured at sea by the British in May, eighteen hundred and thirteen and was confined first, at Melville Island, Halifax, then at Chatham, in England, and last at Dartmoor prison : Interspersed with observations, anecdotes and remarks, tending to illustrate the moral and political characters of three nations. To which is added, a correct engraving of Dartmoor prison, representing the massacre of American prisoners.

A journal, of a young man of Massachusetts, late a surgeon on board an American privateer, who was captured at sea by the British in May, eighteen hundred and thirteen and was confined first, at Melville Island, Halifax, then at Chatham, in England, and last at Dartmoor prison : Interspersed with observations, anecdotes and remarks, tending to illustrate the moral and political characters of three nations. To which is added, a correct engraving of Dartmoor prison, representing the massacre of American prisoners.

by Benjamin Waterhouse

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands

by Mary Seacole

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

by Charles Darwin

Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete

Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete

by William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman

The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom: A comprehensive history

The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom: A comprehensive history

by Wilbur Henry Siebert

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

by Various Authors

The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV

The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV

The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.

The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.

by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 4 (of 4)

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 4 (of 4)

by William Milligan Sloane

Barbarians

Barbarians

by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Report of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent, and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates 1772

Report of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent, and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates 1772

by Great Britain. Board of Trade

Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 01 (of 11)

Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 01 (of 11)

by United States. Office of Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality

Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965

Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965

by Morris J. MacGregor

The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)

The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)

by Dean C. (Dean Conant) Worcester

Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama

Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama

by Walter L. (Walter Lynwood) Fleming

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 1 (of 4)

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 1 (of 4)

by William Milligan Sloane

The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837)

The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837)

by George C. (George Charles) Brodrick, John Knight Fotheringham

Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John With an Historical Introduction

Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John With an Historical Introduction

by William Sharp McKechnie

Stories of Inventors: The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers

Stories of Inventors: The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers

by Russell Doubleday

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1

by United States. Work Projects Administration

The Life of a Regimental Officer During the Great War, 1793-1815

The Life of a Regimental Officer During the Great War, 1793-1815

by A. F. (Augustus Ferryman) Mockler-Ferryman

New England and the Bavarian Illuminati

New England and the Bavarian Illuminati

by Vernon Stauffer

Lives of Boulton and Watt. Principally from the Original Soho Mss. Comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the steam engine

Lives of Boulton and Watt. Principally from the Original Soho Mss. Comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the steam engine

by Samuel Smiles

Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, Vol. 1 [of 3] : Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-1830, under the command of Captain P. Parker King

Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, Vol. 1 [of 3] : Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-1830, under the command of Captain P. Parker King

by Philip Parker King

Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Her Life and Letters (1689-1762)

Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Her Life and Letters (1689-1762)

by Lewis Melville, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville

Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville

by Mary Somerville

The Highlands of Ethiopia

The Highlands of Ethiopia

by Sir William Cornwallis Harris

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters

by Jonathan Swift

India and Tibet A history of the relations which have subsisted between the two countries from the time of Warren Hastings to 1910; with a particular account of the mission to Lhasa of 1904

India and Tibet A history of the relations which have subsisted between the two countries from the time of Warren Hastings to 1910; with a particular account of the mission to Lhasa of 1904

by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

The History of Creation, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes

The History of Creation, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes

by Ernst Haeckel

The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition

The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition

by Charles Turley

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

by John Fiske

Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession

Virginia's Attitude Toward Slavery and Secession

by Beverley B. (Beverley Bland) Munford

A History of Science — Volume 4

A History of Science — Volume 4

by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams

In Jail with Charles Dickens

In Jail with Charles Dickens

by Alfred Trumble

Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas

Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas

by John F. Runciman

Twenty Years' Residence among the People of Turkey: Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians

Twenty Years' Residence among the People of Turkey: Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians

by Fanny Janet Sandison Blunt

The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future

The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future

by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

¡Caiñgat Cayo! Sa mañga masasamang libro,t, casulatan

¡Caiñgat Cayo! Sa mañga masasamang libro,t, casulatan

by Fr. José Rodriguez

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 5: Quebec, 1632-1633

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 5: Quebec, 1632-1633

An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant

An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant

by Edward Caldwell Moore

Servetus and Calvin A Study of an Important Epoch in the Early History of the Reformation

Servetus and Calvin A Study of an Important Epoch in the Early History of the Reformation

by Robert Willis

The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865

The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865

Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred

Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred

by John Lewis Burckhardt

The Japan-Russia War: An Illustrated History of the War in the Far East

The Japan-Russia War: An Illustrated History of the War in the Far East

by Sydney Tyler

The Bible in Spain, Vol. 1 [of 2] Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

The Bible in Spain, Vol. 1 [of 2] Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

by George Borrow

The life and teaching of Karl Marx

The life and teaching of Karl Marx

by Max Beer

Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade

Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade

by William Surtees

Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches

Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches

by Justin McCarthy

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

by American Anti-Slavery Society

Chats on Old Sheffield Plate

Chats on Old Sheffield Plate

by Arthur Hayden

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 1

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 1

by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 02

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 02

by Various Authors

Insurgent Mexico

Insurgent Mexico

by John Reed

The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)

The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)

by Justin Harvey Smith

Memoirs of Bertha von Suttner: The Records of an Eventful Life (Vol. 2 of 2)

Memoirs of Bertha von Suttner: The Records of an Eventful Life (Vol. 2 of 2)

by Bertha von Suttner

The Invasions of England

The Invasions of England

by Edward (Edward A.) Foord, Gordon Home

A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

by Barlow Cumberland

History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete

History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete

by John Lothrop Motley

Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland

Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland

by Joseph Tatlow

The Life of Captain James Cook, the Circumnavigator

The Life of Captain James Cook, the Circumnavigator

by Arthur Kitson

The War of Quito

The War of Quito

by Pedro de Cieza de León

Storia degli Italiani, vol. 13 (di 15)

Storia degli Italiani, vol. 13 (di 15)

by Cesare Cantù

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14

by Thomas Carlyle

The Hispanic Nations of the New World: A Chronicle of Our Southern Neighbors

The Hispanic Nations of the New World: A Chronicle of Our Southern Neighbors

by William R. (William Robert) Shepherd

The Land-War in Ireland: A History for the Times

The Land-War in Ireland: A History for the Times

by James Godkin

Our Benevolent Feudalism

Our Benevolent Feudalism

by William J. (William James) Ghent

A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium

A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium

by Hugh Gibson

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVII, Virginia Narratives

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XVII, Virginia Narratives

by United States. Work Projects Administration

The Battle of Verdun (1914-1918)

The Battle of Verdun (1914-1918)

De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars

De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars

by Thomas De Quincey

"Buffalo Bill" from Prairie to Palace: An Authentic History of the Wild West

"Buffalo Bill" from Prairie to Palace: An Authentic History of the Wild West

by John M. Burke

Screw-Thread Cutting by the Master-Screw Method since 1480

Screw-Thread Cutting by the Master-Screw Method since 1480

by Edwin A. Battison