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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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Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2

Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2

by Various Authors

Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II

Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II

by J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald) Molloy

The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent

The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent

by Samuel Murray Hussey

Three Years' War

Three Years' War

by Christiaan Rudolf De Wet

The Story of the Pullman Car

The Story of the Pullman Car

by Joseph Husband

The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906

The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906

by Various Authors

From the Black Mountain to Waziristan Being an account of the border countries and the more turbulent of the tribes controlled by the north-west frontier province, and of our military relations with them in the past

From the Black Mountain to Waziristan Being an account of the border countries and the more turbulent of the tribes controlled by the north-west frontier province, and of our military relations with them in the past

by H. C. (Harold Carmichael) Wylly

List of post offices in Canada, with the names of the postmasters ... 1872

List of post offices in Canada, with the names of the postmasters ... 1872

by Canada. Post Office Department

Every-day Science: Volume 7. The Conquest of Time and Space

Every-day Science: Volume 7. The Conquest of Time and Space

by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams

Rulers of India: The Earl of Mayo

Rulers of India: The Earl of Mayo

by William Wilson Hunter

The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919

The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919

by Fred W. Ward

Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery

Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery

by Frank Marryat

The Life of John Marshall, Volume 3: Conflict and construction, 1800-1815

The Life of John Marshall, Volume 3: Conflict and construction, 1800-1815

by Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah) Beveridge

Ten Years in Washington or, Inside Life and Scenes in Our National Capital as a Woman Sees Them ... to Which Is Added a Full Account of the Life and Death of President James A. Garfield

Ten Years in Washington or, Inside Life and Scenes in Our National Capital as a Woman Sees Them ... to Which Is Added a Full Account of the Life and Death of President James A. Garfield

by Mary Clemmer

The English Stage: Being an Account of the Victorian Drama

The English Stage: Being an Account of the Victorian Drama

by Augustin Filon

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok

by Anna Harriette Leonowens

A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England

A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England

by Edwin A. Pratt

History of the Great Reformation of the Sixteenth Century in Germany, Switzerland, &c., Volume 4

History of the Great Reformation of the Sixteenth Century in Germany, Switzerland, &c., Volume 4

by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné

History of the State of California From the Period of the Conquest by Spain to Her Occupation by the United States of America

History of the State of California From the Period of the Conquest by Spain to Her Occupation by the United States of America

by John Frost

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877.

by Various Authors

Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. — Volume 2 Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition.

Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. — Volume 2 Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition.

by John MacGillivray

The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner

The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner

by Freiherr von Georg-Günther Forstner

The jute industry : from seed to finished cloth

The jute industry : from seed to finished cloth

by Thomas Woodhouse, Peter Kilgour

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815

by J. (John) Kincaid

Against Home Rule: The Case for the Union (1912)

Against Home Rule: The Case for the Union (1912)

Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air

Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air

by Henry Bordeaux

The History of the Catnach Press at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London

The History of the Catnach Press at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London

by Charles Hindley

Captives among the Indians : first-hand narratives of Indian wars, customs, tortures, and habits of life in colonial times

Captives among the Indians : first-hand narratives of Indian wars, customs, tortures, and habits of life in colonial times

by Francesco Giuseppe Bressani, Massy Harbison, Mary White Rowlandson, James Smith

War Brides: A Play in One Act

War Brides: A Play in One Act

by Marion Craig Wentworth

Dantons Tod

Dantons Tod

by Georg Büchner

Humours of '37, Grave, Gay and Grim: Rebellion Times in the Canadas

Humours of '37, Grave, Gay and Grim: Rebellion Times in the Canadas

by Robina Lizars, Kathleen Macfarlane Lizars

Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues

Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues

by John Alberger

Our Navy in the War

Our Navy in the War

by Lawrence Perry

Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, June 1885

Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, June 1885

by Various Authors

Yorktown and the Siege of 1781

Yorktown and the Siege of 1781

by Jr. Charles E. Hatch

Pioneer Life among the Loyalists in Upper Canada

Pioneer Life among the Loyalists in Upper Canada

by Walter Stevens Herrington

Filipinas Dentro De Cien Años (Estudio Politico-Social)

Filipinas Dentro De Cien Años (Estudio Politico-Social)

by José Rizal

Rome in 1860

Rome in 1860

by Edward Dicey

An Account of the Battle of Chateauguay Being a Lecture Delivered at Ormstown, March 8th, 1889

An Account of the Battle of Chateauguay Being a Lecture Delivered at Ormstown, March 8th, 1889

by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall

The Slavery Question

The Slavery Question

by John Lawrence

Estudios históricos del reinado de Felipe II

Estudios históricos del reinado de Felipe II

by Cesáreo Fernández Duro

The History of Parliamentary Taxation in England

The History of Parliamentary Taxation in England

by Shepard Ashman Morgan

Notes on Railroad Accidents

Notes on Railroad Accidents

by Charles Francis Adams

Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.

Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.

by Richard Cannon

Fanny goes to war

Fanny goes to war

by Pat Beauchamp Washington

The Great Frozen Sea: A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the "Alert"

The Great Frozen Sea: A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the "Alert"

by Sir Albert Hastings Markham

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 05 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 05 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

by Adolphe Thiers

About London

About London

by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

France and England in North America, Part III: The Discovery of the Great West (1870)

France and England in North America, Part III: The Discovery of the Great West (1870)

by Francis Parkman

The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front'

The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front'

by Michael MacDonagh

The Crime of Caste in Our Country

The Crime of Caste in Our Country

by Benjamin Rush Davenport

On the State of Lunacy and the Legal Provision for the Insane With Observations on the Construction and Organization of Asylums

On the State of Lunacy and the Legal Provision for the Insane With Observations on the Construction and Organization of Asylums

by J. T. (John Thomas) Arlidge

Life in a Tank

Life in a Tank

by Richard Haigh

One Hundred Cartoons

One Hundred Cartoons

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 70, No. 431, September 1851

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 70, No. 431, September 1851

by Various Authors

Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet

Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet

by J. D. (John Daniel) Kestell

The Anglo-Saxon Century and the Unification of the English-Speaking People

The Anglo-Saxon Century and the Unification of the English-Speaking People

by John R. (John Randolph) Dos Passos

Vier Jahre Politischer Mord

Vier Jahre Politischer Mord

by Emil Julius Gumbel

Newark's Last Fifteen Years, 1904-1919. The Story in Outline

Newark's Last Fifteen Years, 1904-1919. The Story in Outline

by Newark Public Library

Canada in Flanders, Volume III

Canada in Flanders, Volume III

by Sir Charles G. D. Roberts

Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2

Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2

by Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle

Panukala sa Pagkakana nang Repúblika nang Pilipinas

Panukala sa Pagkakana nang Repúblika nang Pilipinas

by Apolinario Mabini

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.

by Various Authors

Turkey; the Awakening of Turkey; the Turkish Revolution of 1908

Turkey; the Awakening of Turkey; the Turkish Revolution of 1908

by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight

A Visit to the United States in 1841

A Visit to the United States in 1841

by Joseph Sturge

Psycho-Analysis and the War Neuroses

Psycho-Analysis and the War Neuroses

by Sándor Ferenczi, Karl Abraham, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Jones, Ernst Simmel

A Prisoner in Turkey

A Prisoner in Turkey

by John Still

Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements

Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements

by Various Authors

Les Cent Jours (1/2) Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la vie privée, du retour et du règne de Napoléon en 1815.

Les Cent Jours (1/2) Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la vie privée, du retour et du règne de Napoléon en 1815.

by baron Pierre Alexandre Édouard Fleury de Chaboulon

Handbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst. Zweiter Teil Wiedererwachen und neue Blüte der Kunst. 1751-1882.

by Carl Berendt Lorck

Vigée Le Brun

Vigée Le Brun

by Haldane Macfall

Defenders of Democracy Contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy

Defenders of Democracy Contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy

by Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee

A brief Journal of what passed in the City of Marseilles, while it was afflicted with the Plague, in the Year 1720

A brief Journal of what passed in the City of Marseilles, while it was afflicted with the Plague, in the Year 1720

by Pichatty de Croislainte

The Geneva Protocol

The Geneva Protocol

by David Hunter Miller

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917

by Various Authors

Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson's Bay in His Majesty's Ship Rosamond Containing Some Account of the North-eastern Coast of America and of the Tribes Inhabiting That Remote Region

Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson's Bay in His Majesty's Ship Rosamond Containing Some Account of the North-eastern Coast of America and of the Tribes Inhabiting That Remote Region

by Edward Chappell

Fields, factories and workshops : or, Industry combined with agriculture and brain work with manual work

Fields, factories and workshops : or, Industry combined with agriculture and brain work with manual work

by kniaz Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners

An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners

by Archibald Makellar

History of Liberia Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science

History of Liberia Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science

by J. H. T. (John Hanson Thomas) McPherson

Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health

Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health

by New Zealand. Committee of the Board of Health

The Confessions of Nat Turner The Leader of the Late Insurrections in Southampton, Va. As Fully and Voluntarily Made to Thomas R. Gray, in the Prison Where He Was Confined, and Acknowledged by Him to be Such when Read Before the Court of Southampton; With the Certificate, Under Seal of the Court Convened at Jerusalem, Nov. 5, 1831, For His Trial. Also, an Authentic Account of the Whole Insurrection.

The Confessions of Nat Turner The Leader of the Late Insurrections in Southampton, Va. As Fully and Voluntarily Made to Thomas R. Gray, in the Prison Where He Was Confined, and Acknowledged by Him to be Such when Read Before the Court of Southampton; With the Certificate, Under Seal of the Court Convened at Jerusalem, Nov. 5, 1831, For His Trial. Also, an Authentic Account of the Whole Insurrection.

by Nat Turner

Bank of the Manhattan Company, Chartered 1799: A Progressive Commercial Bank

Bank of the Manhattan Company, Chartered 1799: A Progressive Commercial Bank

by Anonymous

In and About Drury Lane, and Other Papers, Vol. 2 (of 2) Reprinted from the pages of the 'Temple Bar' Magazine

In and About Drury Lane, and Other Papers, Vol. 2 (of 2) Reprinted from the pages of the 'Temple Bar' Magazine

by Dr. (John) Doran

Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 2 (of 3)

Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 2 (of 3)

by Horace Walpole

The Africanders : A century of Dutch-English feud in South Africa

The Africanders : A century of Dutch-English feud in South Africa

by Le Roy Hooker

The Origin of the Red Cross: "Un souvenir de Solferino"

The Origin of the Red Cross: "Un souvenir de Solferino"

by Henry Dunant

La Bastille (1370-1789) Histoire, Description, Attaque et Prise

La Bastille (1370-1789) Histoire, Description, Attaque et Prise

by Auguste Coeuret

Great captains : A course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon

Great captains : A course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon

by Theodore Ayrault Dodge

Voyage dans le nord du Brésil fait durant les années 1613 et 1614

Voyage dans le nord du Brésil fait durant les années 1613 et 1614

by d'Evreux Yves

México tal cual es

México tal cual es

by Carlo de Fornaro

With the Zionists in Gallipoli

With the Zionists in Gallipoli

by J. H. (John Henry) Patterson

Notes and Queries, Number 53, November 2, 1850

Notes and Queries, Number 53, November 2, 1850

by Various Authors

Irish History and the Irish Question

Irish History and the Irish Question

by Goldwin Smith

Towards the Goal

Towards the Goal

by Mrs. Humphry Ward

The Christiana Riot and the Treason Trials of 1851: An Historical Sketch

The Christiana Riot and the Treason Trials of 1851: An Historical Sketch

by W. U. (William Uhler) Hensel

The torch bearer : a look forward and back at the Woman's journal, the organ of the woman's movement

The torch bearer : a look forward and back at the Woman's journal, the organ of the woman's movement

by Agnes E. Ryan

Voyage à Cayenne, dans les deux Amériques et chez les anthropophages (Vol. 1 de 2)

Voyage à Cayenne, dans les deux Amériques et chez les anthropophages (Vol. 1 de 2)

by Louis Ange Pitou

Peter Parley's Visit to London, During the Coronation of Queen Victoria

Peter Parley's Visit to London, During the Coronation of Queen Victoria

by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

The man with the iron mask

The man with the iron mask

by Marius Topin

Rogers' Rock, Lake George, March 13, 1758: A Battle Fought on Snow Shoes

Rogers' Rock, Lake George, March 13, 1758: A Battle Fought on Snow Shoes

by Mary Cochrane Rogers