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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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Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1

Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1

by Charles Darwin

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 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 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 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

by Antonio Pigafetta

Yesterdays with Authors

Yesterdays with Authors

by James Thomas Fields

A Journal of Impressions in Belgium

A Journal of Impressions in Belgium

by May Sinclair

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 10

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 10

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

The loyalists of America and their times : from 1620 to 1816, Vol. 1 of 2

The loyalists of America and their times : from 1620 to 1816, Vol. 1 of 2

by Egerton Ryerson

Proceedings, Third National Conference Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents

Proceedings, Third National Conference Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents

by National Conference on Workmen's Compensation for Industrial Accidents

Mémoires du maréchal Berthier ... Campagne d'Égypte, première partie

Mémoires du maréchal Berthier ... Campagne d'Égypte, première partie

by Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Jean-Louis-Ebenézer Reynier

»1906«. Der Zusammenbruch der alten Welt

»1906«. Der Zusammenbruch der alten Welt

by Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff

A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

by Bayard Taylor

Über die Entstehung der Arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche Züchtung

Über die Entstehung der Arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche Züchtung

by Charles Darwin

Inventions in the century

Inventions in the century

by William H. (William Henry) Doolittle

The Flying Saucers are Real

The Flying Saucers are Real

by Donald E. (Donald Edward) Keyhoe

Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69

Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69

by Edward Whymper

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 01 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 01 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

by Adolphe Thiers

The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia

The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia

by James M. (James Montgomery) Beck

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Erster Band enthaltend Kapitel 1 und 2

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Erster Band enthaltend Kapitel 1 und 2

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

Zwanzig Jahre an Indischen Fürstenhöfen : Indisches und Allzu-Indisches

Zwanzig Jahre an Indischen Fürstenhöfen : Indisches und Allzu-Indisches

by Otto Mayer

The International Development of China

The International Development of China

by Yat-sen Sun

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 08 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 08 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

by Adolphe Thiers

Une Confédération Orientale comme solution de la Question d'Orient (1905)

Une Confédération Orientale comme solution de la Question d'Orient (1905)

by Anonymous

Vasárnapi Könyv. 1916. Első félév 20. füzet

Vasárnapi Könyv. 1916. Első félév 20. füzet

The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant

The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant

by Ida Lee

"Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went Together with Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches

"Over the Top," by an American Soldier Who Went Together with Tommy's Dictionary of the Trenches

by Arthur Guy Empey

The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873

The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873

by Joel Tyler Headley

The truth about opium : being a refutation of the fallacies of the Anti-Opium Society and a defence of the Indo-China opium trade

The truth about opium : being a refutation of the fallacies of the Anti-Opium Society and a defence of the Indo-China opium trade

by William H. Brereton

Reizen en vechten in het Zuiden van de Philippijnen De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908

Reizen en vechten in het Zuiden van de Philippijnen De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908

by Réginald Kann

The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

by Winston Churchill

On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures

On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures

by Charles Babbage

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

by Charles Duke Yonge

A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy

A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy

by George Bethune English

La Biblia en España, Tomo II (de 3) O viajes, aventuras y prisiones de un inglés en su intento de difundir las Escrituras por la Península

La Biblia en España, Tomo II (de 3) O viajes, aventuras y prisiones de un inglés en su intento de difundir las Escrituras por la Península

by George Borrow

Le français tel que le parlent nos tirailleurs sénégalais

Le français tel que le parlent nos tirailleurs sénégalais

by Anonymous

De la mer aux Vosges

De la mer aux Vosges

by Franc-Nohain

Ο Γερμανικός Φιλελληνισμός

Ο Γερμανικός Φιλελληνισμός

by Paulos Karolides

How I found Livingstone : Travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone

How I found Livingstone : Travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone

by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

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

Die Gewerkschaftsbewegung Darstellung der gewerkschaftlichen Organisation der Arbeiter und der Arbeitgeber aller Länder.

Die Gewerkschaftsbewegung Darstellung der gewerkschaftlichen Organisation der Arbeiter und der Arbeitgeber aller Länder.

by Wilhelm Kulemann

Marie-Louise et la cour d'Autriche entre les deux abdications (1814-1815)

Marie-Louise et la cour d'Autriche entre les deux abdications (1814-1815)

by baron de Claude-François Méneval

Voyage dans l'Aurès: Notes d'un médecin envoyé en mission chez les femmes arabes

Voyage dans l'Aurès: Notes d'un médecin envoyé en mission chez les femmes arabes

by Dorothée Chellier

The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States

The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States

by Ida B. Wells-Barnett

The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects

The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects

by Edward J. Ruppelt

The reign of Mary Tudor

The reign of Mary Tudor

by James Anthony Froude

Native Life in South Africa Before and Since the European War and the Boer Rebellion

Native Life in South Africa Before and Since the European War and the Boer Rebellion

by Sol. T. (Solomon Tshekisho) Plaatje

British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo

British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo

by Sir W. H. (William Hood) Treacher

Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron

Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron

by Unknown

Abraham Lincoln and the Union: A Chronicle of the Embattled North

Abraham Lincoln and the Union: A Chronicle of the Embattled North

by Nathaniel W. (Nathaniel Wright) Stephenson

La Flandre pendant des trois derniers siècles

La Flandre pendant des trois derniers siècles

by Baron Joseph Marie Bruno Constantin Kervyn de Lettenhove

The challenge of the dead : A vision of the war and the life of the common soldier in France, seen two years afterwards between August and November, 1920

The challenge of the dead : A vision of the war and the life of the common soldier in France, seen two years afterwards between August and November, 1920

by Stephen Graham

Lille Before and During the War

Lille Before and During the War

by Pneu Michelin (Firm)

The Life of Napoleon I (Complete)

The Life of Napoleon I (Complete)

by J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14: The New Era A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents

by John Lord

Nouveau Code du Duel: Histoire, Législation, Droit Contemporain

Nouveau Code du Duel: Histoire, Législation, Droit Contemporain

by comte Charles Du Verger de Saint-Thomas

The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict

The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict

by Newell Dwight Hillis

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 06

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 06

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

Stanley's tocht ter opsporing van Livingstone De Aarde en haar Volken, 1873

Stanley's tocht ter opsporing van Livingstone De Aarde en haar Volken, 1873

by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley

Vrouwenkiesrecht in de Skandinavische landen

Vrouwenkiesrecht in de Skandinavische landen

by Aletta H. (Aletta Henriette) Jacobs

Collezione dell'opere del Cavaliere Conte Alessandro Volta - Tomo I, Parte I

Collezione dell'opere del Cavaliere Conte Alessandro Volta - Tomo I, Parte I

by Alessandro Volta

Andersonville diary : escape, and list of the dead, with name, co., regiment, date of death and no. of grave in cemetery

Andersonville diary : escape, and list of the dead, with name, co., regiment, date of death and no. of grave in cemetery

by John L. Ransom

Napoleon's Campaign in Russia, Anno 1812; Medico-Historical

Napoleon's Campaign in Russia, Anno 1812; Medico-Historical

by Achilles Rose

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 10

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 10

by Adolphe Thiers

History of the Peninsular War, Volume 4 (of 6)

History of the Peninsular War, Volume 4 (of 6)

by Robert Southey

Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850

Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850

by Various Authors

Η ολοκαύτωσις του Αρκαδίου

Η ολοκαύτωσις του Αρκαδίου

by Ioannes Kondylakes

Proposed Roads to Freedom

Proposed Roads to Freedom

by Bertrand Russell

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary

by David Hume

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea

by John Lort Stokes

A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Haviland

A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Haviland

by Laura S. (Laura Smith) Haviland

A Surgeon in Belgium

A Surgeon in Belgium

by Henry Sessions Souttar

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843

by Various Authors

Les Tourelles: Histoire des châteaux de France, volume I

Les Tourelles: Histoire des châteaux de France, volume I

by Léon Gozlan

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 20/20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 20/20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

by Adolphe Thiers

Cronaca della rivoluzione di Milano

Cronaca della rivoluzione di Milano

by Leone Tettoni

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Siebenter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 13 und 14.

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Siebenter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 13 und 14.

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

The Sentence and Affidavit of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher For an Attempt to Commit an Unnatural Crime on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall. Together With Judge Bayley's Impressive Address to the Prisoner, at Full Length. At the Court of King's Bench, Nov. 24, 1817.

The Sentence and Affidavit of John Church, the Obelisk Preacher For an Attempt to Commit an Unnatural Crime on Adam Foreman, at Vauxhall. Together With Judge Bayley's Impressive Address to the Prisoner, at Full Length. At the Court of King's Bench, Nov. 24, 1817.

by Joseph Augustus Dowling

Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror

Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror

by Richard Linthicum, Samuel Fallows, Trumbull White

The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished

The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished

by Henry Charles Carey

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 16

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 16

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

Omzwervingen door de eilandenwereld van den Grooten Oceaan: De Fidji-eilanden De Aarde en haar Volken, 1888

Omzwervingen door de eilandenwereld van den Grooten Oceaan: De Fidji-eilanden De Aarde en haar Volken, 1888

by Anonymous

Thoughts on General and Partial Inoculations Containing a translation of two treatises written when the author was at Petersburg, and published there, by Command of her Imperial Majesty, in the Russian Language

Thoughts on General and Partial Inoculations Containing a translation of two treatises written when the author was at Petersburg, and published there, by Command of her Imperial Majesty, in the Russian Language

by Thomas Dimsdale

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865

by Abraham Lincoln

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

by Charlotte Biggs

Memoirs of General Lafayette With an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824.

Memoirs of General Lafayette With an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824.

by Samuel L. (Samuel Lorenzo) Knapp

A Winter Tour in South Africa

A Winter Tour in South Africa

by Frederick Young

Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870

Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870

by John A. (John Alexander) MacDonald

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 1, Isla de Cuba

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 1, Isla de Cuba

Notes and Queries, Number 49, October 5, 1850

Notes and Queries, Number 49, October 5, 1850

by Various Authors

Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres Schilderungen von der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition

Aus den Tiefen des Weltmeeres Schilderungen von der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition

by Carl Chun

Warren Commission (07 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)

Warren Commission (07 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)

by United States. Warren Commission

Les vieilles villes des Flandres: Belgique et Flandre française

Les vieilles villes des Flandres: Belgique et Flandre française

by Albert Robida

Handbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst. Erster Teil Erfindung. Verbreitung. Blüte. Verfall. 1450-1750.

Handbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst. Erster Teil Erfindung. Verbreitung. Blüte. Verfall. 1450-1750.

by Carl Berendt Lorck

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

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

by United States. Work Projects Administration

Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association

Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association

by Intercollegiate Peace Association

Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science

Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science

by J. Hamilton (James Hamilton) Fyfe

Madame Roland, Makers of History

Madame Roland, Makers of History

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

The Alien Invasion

The Alien Invasion

by W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins

Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath

Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath

by Henry Venn Lansdown

Quelques dames du XVIe siècle et leurs peintres

Quelques dames du XVIe siècle et leurs peintres

by Henri Bouchot

Des paquebots transatlantiques Brest.—Le Havre.—Cherbourg.—Marseille.—Paris.—Nantes.—Bordeaux.

Des paquebots transatlantiques Brest.—Le Havre.—Cherbourg.—Marseille.—Paris.—Nantes.—Bordeaux.

by Jean Louis Le Hir