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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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Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 3 of 3

Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 3 of 3

by Henry Hallam

India Under British Rule from the Foundation of the East India Company

India Under British Rule from the Foundation of the East India Company

by James Talboys Wheeler

Paris, From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2

Paris, From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2

by William Walton

Famous composers and their works, Vol. 2

Famous composers and their works, Vol. 2

The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 2/2

The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 2/2

by Arthur Griffiths

Trials of war criminals before the Nuernberg military tribunals under control council law no. 10, volume II

Trials of war criminals before the Nuernberg military tribunals under control council law no. 10, volume II

by Various Authors

Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)

Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)

by United States. Warren Commission

Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign

Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign

by William Henry Giles Kingston

The Petticoat Commando: Boer Women in Secret Service

The Petticoat Commando: Boer Women in Secret Service

by Johanna Brandt

The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada

The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada

by Francis Parkman

Recollections of a Busy Life: Being the Reminiscences of a Liverpool Merchant 1840-1910

Recollections of a Busy Life: Being the Reminiscences of a Liverpool Merchant 1840-1910

by Sir William Bower Forwood

A New Medley of Memories

A New Medley of Memories

by Sir David Oswald Hunter Blair

Raymond; or, Life and Death With examples of the evidence for survival of memory and affection after death.

Raymond; or, Life and Death With examples of the evidence for survival of memory and affection after death.

by Sir Oliver Lodge

The New Map of Europe (1911-1914) The Story of the Recent European Diplomatic Crises and Wars and of Europe's Present Catastrophe

The New Map of Europe (1911-1914) The Story of the Recent European Diplomatic Crises and Wars and of Europe's Present Catastrophe

by Herbert Adams Gibbons

Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls; Or, War on the White Slave Trade

Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls; Or, War on the White Slave Trade

The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)

The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)

by Ernest Broxap

The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa

The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa

by Joseph H. Alexander

The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 Second Edition

The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 Second Edition

by Jacob Gould Schurman

Craven's Part in the Great War

Craven's Part in the Great War

by John T. Clayton

Secret history of the English occupation of Egypt : being a personal narrative of events

Secret history of the English occupation of Egypt : being a personal narrative of events

by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, Aḥmad ʻUrābī

The Earth as Modified by Human Action

The Earth as Modified by Human Action

by George P. (George Perkins) Marsh

The Tariff in Our Times

The Tariff in Our Times

by Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell

Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer

Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer

by William Elliot Griffis

The Invention of Lithography

The Invention of Lithography

by Alois Senefelder

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand, Volume 5

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand, Volume 5

by prince de Bénévent Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 45, 1736 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 45, 1736 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 Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses

The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses

by William Larrabee

Fragments of Two Centuries: Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King

Fragments of Two Centuries: Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King

by Alfred Kingston

Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy

Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy

by John Spargo

Latin America: Its Rise and Progress

Latin America: Its Rise and Progress

by Francisco García Calderón

Œuvres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Tome V.

Œuvres de Napoléon Bonaparte, Tome V.

by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

Les Rois Frères de Napoléon Ier Documents inédits relatifs au premier Empire

Les Rois Frères de Napoléon Ier Documents inédits relatifs au premier Empire

by Albert Du Casse

Kew Gardens With 24 full-page Illustrations in Colour

Kew Gardens With 24 full-page Illustrations in Colour

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

The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany With Some Examination of the Previous Thirty-three Years

The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany With Some Examination of the Previous Thirty-three Years

by C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 5, part 4: James Buchanan

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 5, part 4: James Buchanan

The Viceroys of Ireland

The Viceroys of Ireland

by Charles Kingston

History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 With Notices of Its Principle Framers

History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 With Notices of Its Principle Framers

by George Ticknor Curtis

Burke

Burke

by John Morley

The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 1 of 3

The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 1 of 3

by Frederick Ponsonby

The Living Present

The Living Present

by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Ten months in a German raider : a prisoner of war aboard the Wolf

Ten months in a German raider : a prisoner of war aboard the Wolf

by John Stanley Cameron

Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century

Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century

by Alice Clark

A Century of Wrong

A Century of Wrong

by Jan Christiaan Smuts

East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan

East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan

by Frederic Courtland Penfield

Living Bayonets: A Record of the Last Push

Living Bayonets: A Record of the Last Push

by Coningsby Dawson

Sicily in Shadow and in Sun: The Earthquake and the American Relief Work

Sicily in Shadow and in Sun: The Earthquake and the American Relief Work

by Maud Howe Elliott

"Evacuation Day", 1783, Its Many Stirring Events With Recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale, of the Veteran Corps of Artillery, by Whose Efforts on That Day the Enemy Were Circumvented, and the American Flag Successfully Raised on the Battery

"Evacuation Day", 1783, Its Many Stirring Events With Recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale, of the Veteran Corps of Artillery, by Whose Efforts on That Day the Enemy Were Circumvented, and the American Flag Successfully Raised on the Battery

by James Riker

Prisons & Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences

Prisons & Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences

by Lady Constance Lytton

A Revolução Portugueza: O 31 de Janeiro (Porto 1891)

A Revolução Portugueza: O 31 de Janeiro (Porto 1891)

by Francisco Jorge de Abreu

On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 1 (of 2)

On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 1 (of 2)

by Fred Burnaby

Lachmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi: The Jeanne D'Arc of India

Lachmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi: The Jeanne D'Arc of India

by Michael White

The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines

The Scholfield Wool-Carding Machines

by Grace Rogers Cooper

The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere

The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere

by M. A. (Mabel Annie) Stobart

A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Vol. V Canada—Part I, Historical

A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Vol. V Canada—Part I, Historical

by Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas

Napoleon and his court

Napoleon and his court

by C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester

The New German Constitution

The New German Constitution

by René Brunet

The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume 2 (of 2) A Narrative and Critical History

The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume 2 (of 2) A Narrative and Critical History

by George Cary Eggleston

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3), Essay 1: Robespierre

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3), Essay 1: Robespierre

by John Morley

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 05

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 05

Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India Being Extracts from the Letters of the Late Major W. S. R. Hodson, B. A.

Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India Being Extracts from the Letters of the Late Major W. S. R. Hodson, B. A.

by W. S. R. (William Stephen Raikes) Hodson

Literary New York: Its Landmarks and Associations

Literary New York: Its Landmarks and Associations

by Charles Hemstreet

A narrative of travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, : with an account of the native tribes, and observations on the climate, geology, and natural history of the Amazon valley

A narrative of travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, : with an account of the native tribes, and observations on the climate, geology, and natural history of the Amazon valley

by Alfred Russel Wallace

The Cleveland Era: A Chronicle of the New Order in Politics

The Cleveland Era: A Chronicle of the New Order in Politics

by Henry Jones Ford

The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History

The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History

by Ramsay Muir

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10: European Leaders

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10: European Leaders

by John Lord

The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 2, April 1909)

The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 2, April 1909)

by American National Red Cross

Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel

Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel

by Mrs. John Herschel

The Life of General Garibaldi Translated from his private papers; with the history of his splendid exploits in Rome, Lombardy, Sicily and Naples, to the present time.

The Life of General Garibaldi Translated from his private papers; with the history of his splendid exploits in Rome, Lombardy, Sicily and Naples, to the present time.

by Giuseppe Garibaldi

Maps of Old London

Maps of Old London

Liberation: Marines in the Recapture of Guam

Liberation: Marines in the Recapture of Guam

by Cyril J. O'Brien

In the Shadow of Death

In the Shadow of Death

by P. H. (Pieter Hendrick) Kritzinger, R. D. (Roelof Daniel) Mc Donald

State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2)

State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2)

The Reconciliation of Races and Religions

The Reconciliation of Races and Religions

by T. K. (Thomas Kelly) Cheyne

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 389, March 1848

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 389, March 1848

by Various Authors

The 56th Division (1st London Territorial Division)

The 56th Division (1st London Territorial Division)

by C. H. (Charles Humble) Dudley Ward

The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1

The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1

Ryerson Memorial Volume Prepared on the occasion of the unveiling of the Ryerson statute in the grounds of the Education department on the Queen's birthday, 1889

Ryerson Memorial Volume Prepared on the occasion of the unveiling of the Ryerson statute in the grounds of the Education department on the Queen's birthday, 1889

by J. George (John George) Hodgins

Bulletin de Lille, 1916-03 Publié sous le contrôle de l'autorité allemande

Bulletin de Lille, 1916-03 Publié sous le contrôle de l'autorité allemande

by Anonymous

The Stranger's Handbook to Chester and Its Environs Containing a short sketch of its history and antiquities, a descriptive walk round the walls, and a visit to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall.

The Stranger's Handbook to Chester and Its Environs Containing a short sketch of its history and antiquities, a descriptive walk round the walls, and a visit to the cathedral, castle, and Eaton Hall.

by Thomas Hughes

A Voyage Round the World Being an account of a remarkable enterprize, begun in the year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the Spaniards in the great South ocean. Relating the true historical facts of that whole affair: testifyd by many imployd therein; and confirmd by authorities from the owners.

A Voyage Round the World Being an account of a remarkable enterprize, begun in the year 1719, chiefly to cruise on the Spaniards in the great South ocean. Relating the true historical facts of that whole affair: testifyd by many imployd therein; and confirmd by authorities from the owners.

by William Betagh

Out and About London

Out and About London

by Thomas Burke

Napoléon

Napoléon

by Élie Faure

With Rimington

With Rimington

by L. March (Lisle March) Phillipps

Joseph Priestley

Joseph Priestley

by T. E. (Thomas Edward) Thorpe

Many Fronts

Many Fronts

by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman

Women and economic evolution: or, The effects of industrial changes upon the status of women

Women and economic evolution: or, The effects of industrial changes upon the status of women

by Theresa Schmid McMahon

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 11

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 11

With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917

With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917

by Anonymous

Venezuela, an economic report Presented by students of the School of Foreign Service, as an aid to the foreign trade of the United States

Venezuela, an economic report Presented by students of the School of Foreign Service, as an aid to the foreign trade of the United States

by Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service

Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (8/9)

Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (8/9)

by duc de Raguse Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont

Speaking of the Turks

Speaking of the Turks

by bey K. Ziya Mufti-zada

Evolution and creation

Evolution and creation

by Herbert Junius Hardwicke

The Old Front Line

The Old Front Line

by John Masefield

Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (7/9)

Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (7/9)

by duc de Raguse Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont

Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 3 (of 3) Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspapers, With Authentic Portraits, Personal Anecdotes, and Sketches of the Principal Patrons of the Prize Ring, Forming a Complete History of the Ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863

Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 3 (of 3) Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspapers, With Authentic Portraits, Personal Anecdotes, and Sketches of the Principal Patrons of the Prize Ring, Forming a Complete History of the Ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863

by Henry Downes Miles

Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles Descriptive Narratives of the More Desperate Engagements on the Gallipoli Peninsula

Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles Descriptive Narratives of the More Desperate Engagements on the Gallipoli Peninsula

by Oliver Hogue

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 36, July 15, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 36, July 15, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

Heroines of French Society in the Court, the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration

Heroines of French Society in the Court, the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration

by Mrs. (Catherine Mary Charlton) Bearne

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

by Guy de Maupassant

The last frontier : The white man's war for civilisation in Africa

The last frontier : The white man's war for civilisation in Africa

by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell