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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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Magic Shadows: The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures

Magic Shadows: The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures

by Martin Quigley

Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft Illustrated Investigations into the Phenomena of Spiritualism and Theosophy

Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft Illustrated Investigations into the Phenomena of Spiritualism and Theosophy

by Henry Ridgely Evans

History of the Post-Office Packet Service between the years 1793-1815 Compiled from Records, Chiefly Official

History of the Post-Office Packet Service between the years 1793-1815 Compiled from Records, Chiefly Official

by Arthur H. (Arthur Hamilton) Norway

The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915

The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915

by Various Authors

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844

by Various Authors

The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance

The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance

by James Wilson Hyde

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 25 of 55 1635-36 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 25 of 55 1635-36 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

Titanic

Titanic

by Filson Young

The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics

The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics

by Solon J. (Solon Justus) Buck

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1574-84)

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1574-84)

by John Lothrop Motley

A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6, September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813 : The siege of Burgos, the retreat from Burgos, the campaign of Vittoria, the battles of the Pyrenees

A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6, September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813 : The siege of Burgos, the retreat from Burgos, the campaign of Vittoria, the battles of the Pyrenees

by Charles Oman

The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences

The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences

by Sir John Barrow

The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic

by Florence Howe Hall

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 13 (of 20)

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 13 (of 20)

by Charles Sumner

Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements

Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements

by Frank B. Lord, James William Bryan

Willem de Zwijger, Prins van Oranje

Willem de Zwijger, Prins van Oranje

by Ruth Putnam

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand, Volume 2

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand, Volume 2

by prince de Bénévent Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Heroes of the Goodwin Sands

Heroes of the Goodwin Sands

by Thomas Stanley Treanor

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

by Grant Allen

The Founder of New France : A Chronicle of Champlain

The Founder of New France : A Chronicle of Champlain

by Charles W. (Charles William) Colby

The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918

The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918

by 5th Great Britain. Army. Highland Light Infantry. Battalion

Modern French Prisons Bicêtre; St. Pélagie; St. Lazare; La Force; The Conciergerie; La Grande and La Petite Roquettes; Mazas; La Santé

Modern French Prisons Bicêtre; St. Pélagie; St. Lazare; La Force; The Conciergerie; La Grande and La Petite Roquettes; Mazas; La Santé

by Arthur Griffiths

Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 2 (of 2) Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries, from 1812 to 1883

Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume 2 (of 2) Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries, from 1812 to 1883

by Sir Moses Montefiore, Lady Judith Cohen Montefiore

What Germany Thinks; Or, The War as Germans see it

What Germany Thinks; Or, The War as Germans see it

by Thomas F. A. Smith

The Makers of Canada: Champlain

The Makers of Canada: Champlain

by N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope) Dionne

Webster's Seventh of March Speech and the Secession Movement, 1850

Webster's Seventh of March Speech and the Secession Movement, 1850

by Herbert Darling Foster

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage.

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage.

by James Cook, Georg Forster

Lectures on Modern history

Lectures on Modern history

by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton

Motion Pictures, 1894-1912 Identified from the Records of the United States Copyright Office

Motion Pictures, 1894-1912 Identified from the Records of the United States Copyright Office

by Howard Lamarr Walls

Bismarck : some secret pages of his history (Vol. 1 of 3). Being a diary kept by Dr. Moritz Busch during twenty-five years' official and private intercourse with the great Chancellor

Bismarck : some secret pages of his history (Vol. 1 of 3). Being a diary kept by Dr. Moritz Busch during twenty-five years' official and private intercourse with the great Chancellor

by Moritz Busch

The Harwich Naval Forces: Their Part in the Great War

The Harwich Naval Forces: Their Part in the Great War

by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight

World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France

World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France

by François Guizot, Madame de (Henriette Elizabeth) Witt

Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times.

Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times.

by Charles Seymour

A Letter to the Hon. Samuel A. Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill.

A Letter to the Hon. Samuel A. Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill.

by Franklin Dexter

With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train

With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train

by Sir E. N. (Ernest Nathaniel) Bennett

Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence, Vol. 1

Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence, Vol. 1

by Elizabeth Sarah Kite

The Goat-gland Transplantation As Originated and Successfully Performed by J. R. Brinkley, M. D., of Milford, Kansas, U. S. A., in Over 600 Operations Upon Men and Women

The Goat-gland Transplantation As Originated and Successfully Performed by J. R. Brinkley, M. D., of Milford, Kansas, U. S. A., in Over 600 Operations Upon Men and Women

by Sydney Blanshard Flower

Our Part in the Great War

Our Part in the Great War

by Arthur Gleason

The Pan-Angles A Consideration of the Federation of the Seven English-Speaking Nations

The Pan-Angles A Consideration of the Federation of the Seven English-Speaking Nations

by Sinclair Kennedy

Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude

Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude

by William Forbes-Mitchell

Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872

Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872

by William Frederick Poole, George Buchanan

The Land of the Boxers; or, China under the Allies

The Land of the Boxers; or, China under the Allies

by Gordon Casserly

Considerations on the Negroe cause commonly so called Addressed to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, lord chief justice of the Court of King's Bench, &c.

Considerations on the Negroe cause commonly so called Addressed to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield, lord chief justice of the Court of King's Bench, &c.

by Samuel Estwick

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 09 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 09 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

by Adolphe Thiers

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 66, No. 410, December 1849

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 66, No. 410, December 1849

by Various Authors

A Traveller in War-Time

A Traveller in War-Time

by Winston Churchill

The Arts and Crafts Movement

The Arts and Crafts Movement

by T. J. (Thomas James) Cobden-Sanderson

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, No. 411, January 1850

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, No. 411, January 1850

by Various Authors

Handbook to the new Gold-fields

Handbook to the new Gold-fields

by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

The Eve of the French Revolution

The Eve of the French Revolution

by Edward J. (Edward Jackson) Lowell

Histoire des salons de Paris (Tome 1/6) Tableaux et portraits du grand monde sous Louis XVI, Le Directoire, le Consulat et l'Empire, la Restauration et le règne de Louis-Philippe Ier

Histoire des salons de Paris (Tome 1/6) Tableaux et portraits du grand monde sous Louis XVI, Le Directoire, le Consulat et l'Empire, la Restauration et le règne de Louis-Philippe Ier

by duchesse d' Laure Junot Abrantès

Life and Writings of Thomas R. Malthus

Life and Writings of Thomas R. Malthus

by Charles R. (Charles Robert) Drysdale

The Life of Robert, Lord Clive, Vol. 1 (of 3) Collected from the Family Papers Communicated by the Earl of Powis

The Life of Robert, Lord Clive, Vol. 1 (of 3) Collected from the Family Papers Communicated by the Earl of Powis

by John Malcolm

Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours With a Discussion of Aircraft in Commerce and Transportation

Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours With a Discussion of Aircraft in Commerce and Transportation

by Sir Arthur Whitten Brown

Outwitting the Hun: My Escape from a German Prison Camp

Outwitting the Hun: My Escape from a German Prison Camp

by Pat O'Brien

Reminiscences of Peace and War

Reminiscences of Peace and War

by Sara Agnes Rice Pryor

British Secret Service During the Great War

British Secret Service During the Great War

by Nicholas Everitt

Paris War Days: Diary of an American

Paris War Days: Diary of an American

by Charles Inman Barnard

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term)

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 3, part 1: Andrew Jackson (Second Term)

A History of the British Army, Vol. 2 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War

A History of the British Army, Vol. 2 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War

by Sir J. W. (John William) Fortescue

Annals of the early Caliphate from the death of Mahomet to the Omeyyad and Abbaside dynasties A.H. XI-LXI (A.D. 632-680) from original sources

Annals of the early Caliphate from the death of Mahomet to the Omeyyad and Abbaside dynasties A.H. XI-LXI (A.D. 632-680) from original sources

by Sir William Muir

The Uncensored Letters of a Canteen Girl

The Uncensored Letters of a Canteen Girl

by Katharine Duncan Morse

Little Masterpieces of Science: Health and Healing

Little Masterpieces of Science: Health and Healing

Proclaim Liberty!

Proclaim Liberty!

by Gilbert Seldes

Cawnpore

Cawnpore

by George Otto Trevelyan

Untersuchungen über die radioaktiven Substanzen von Marie Curie, übersetzt und mit Litteratur-Ergänzungen versehen von W. Kaufmann

Untersuchungen über die radioaktiven Substanzen von Marie Curie, übersetzt und mit Litteratur-Ergänzungen versehen von W. Kaufmann

by Marie Curie

Charter and Supplemental Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company

Charter and Supplemental Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company

by Hudson's Bay Company

A Georgian Pageant

A Georgian Pageant

by Frank Frankfort Moore

The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2

The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2

by Stephen Lucius Gwynn

An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864

An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864

by Frederick Milnes Edge

The United Empire Loyalists: A Chronicle of the Great Migration [1920 ed.]

The United Empire Loyalists: A Chronicle of the Great Migration [1920 ed.]

by W. Stewart (William Stewart) Wallace

Voyages du capitaine Robert Lade en differentes parties de l'Afrique, de l'Asie et de l'Amérique

Voyages du capitaine Robert Lade en differentes parties de l'Afrique, de l'Asie et de l'Amérique

by abbé Prévost

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand, Volume 3

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand, Volume 3

by prince de Bénévent Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

A Detailed Account of the Battle of Austerlitz

A Detailed Account of the Battle of Austerlitz

by Karl von Stutterheim

Cuba: Its Past, Present, and Future

Cuba: Its Past, Present, and Future

by A. D. (Arthur D.) Hall

Is Ulster Right?

Is Ulster Right?

by Anonymous

Mirrors of Moscow

Mirrors of Moscow

by Louise Bryant

The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776

The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776

by Henry C. (Henry Clay) Watson

The Wyoming Military Establishment. A History of the Twenty-fourth Regiment of Connecticut Militia An Address Before the Tioga Point Historical Society, Delivered December 3rd, 1901

The Wyoming Military Establishment. A History of the Twenty-fourth Regiment of Connecticut Militia An Address Before the Tioga Point Historical Society, Delivered December 3rd, 1901

by Charles Tubbs

Atlanta: A Twentieth-Century City

Atlanta: A Twentieth-Century City

by Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Historia de las Indias (vol. 5 de 5)

Historia de las Indias (vol. 5 de 5)

by Bartolomé de las Casas

Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons

Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons

by John C. (John Carsten) Chapin

Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York

Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York

by Mary White Ovington

The Victorian Age: The Rede Lecture for 1922

The Victorian Age: The Rede Lecture for 1922

by William Ralph Inge

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 19/20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 19/20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

by Adolphe Thiers

Cham et Japhet, ou De l'émigration des nègres chez les blancs considérée comme moyen providentiel de régénérer la race nègre et de civiliser l'Afrique intérieure.

Cham et Japhet, ou De l'émigration des nègres chez les blancs considérée comme moyen providentiel de régénérer la race nègre et de civiliser l'Afrique intérieure.

by A. de (Ausone) Chancel

The Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil Who was a Soldier in the Army of Lord Wellington during the Memorable Peninsular War and the Continental Campaigns from 1811 to 1815

The Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil Who was a Soldier in the Army of Lord Wellington during the Memorable Peninsular War and the Continental Campaigns from 1811 to 1815

by Charles O'Neil

From Libau to Tsushima A narrative of the voyage of Admiral Rojdestvensky's fleet to eastern seas, including a detailed account of the Dogger Bank incident

From Libau to Tsushima A narrative of the voyage of Admiral Rojdestvensky's fleet to eastern seas, including a detailed account of the Dogger Bank incident

by Evgenii Sigizmundovich Politovskii

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852

by Various Authors

My Three Years in a German Prison

My Three Years in a German Prison

by Henri Béland

The Growth of the English Constitution from the Earliest Times

The Growth of the English Constitution from the Earliest Times

by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) Freeman

Histoire Médicale de l'Armée d'Orient. Volume 1

Histoire Médicale de l'Armée d'Orient. Volume 1

by R. (René) Desgenettes

David Thompson, the explorer

David Thompson, the explorer

by Charles Norris Cochrane

A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860

A Middy's Recollections, 1853-1860

by Victor Alexander Montagu

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 38, July 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 38, July 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

Joseph Rogers, M.D.: Reminiscences of a Workhouse Medical Officer

Joseph Rogers, M.D.: Reminiscences of a Workhouse Medical Officer

by Joseph Rogers

Die weltgeschichtliche Bedeutung des deutschen Geistes

Die weltgeschichtliche Bedeutung des deutschen Geistes

by Rudolf Eucken

Narrative of Mr. John Dodge during his Captivity at Detroit

Narrative of Mr. John Dodge during his Captivity at Detroit

by John Dodge

The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

by Otto H. (Otto Henry) Adams, Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

Peacemakers—Blessed and Otherwise Observations, Reflections and Irritations at an International Conference

Peacemakers—Blessed and Otherwise Observations, Reflections and Irritations at an International Conference

by Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell