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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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International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850

International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850

by Various Authors

An inaugural dissertation on pulmonary consumption

An inaugural dissertation on pulmonary consumption

by Edward Delafield

Deutsche Flagge, sei gegrüsst! Friedens- und Kriegsfahrten der Hanse, Kriegs- und Friedenstaten der deutschen Marine

Deutsche Flagge, sei gegrüsst! Friedens- und Kriegsfahrten der Hanse, Kriegs- und Friedenstaten der deutschen Marine

by Hans Satow

Normalarbetsdagen

Normalarbetsdagen

by Gustaf Fredrik Steffen

Saksalaisten sotavankina : Muistelmia ja kuvia

Saksalaisten sotavankina : Muistelmia ja kuvia

by Kaarlo Takalampi

Erasmus and the Age of Reformation

Erasmus and the Age of Reformation

by Johan Huizinga

The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans

The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans

by Theodore Roosevelt

London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 3

London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 3

by Henry Mayhew

The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot

The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot

by baron de Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin Marbot

The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)

The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)

by J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783

The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783

by and Geography Service Government Virginia. History

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3

by Horace Walpole

My African Journey

My African Journey

by Winston Churchill

Making Both Ends Meet: The income and outlay of New York working girls

Making Both Ends Meet: The income and outlay of New York working girls

by Sue Ainslie Clark, Edith Wyatt

Cuba, Old and New

Cuba, Old and New

by Albert G. (Albert Gardner) Robinson

Thoughts upon the African slave trade

Thoughts upon the African slave trade

by John Newton

A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893

A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893

by A. V. (Albert Venn) Dicey

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 01

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 01

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

Ιστορία της Ελληνικής Επαναστάσεως, Τόμος Δ

Ιστορία της Ελληνικής Επαναστάσεως, Τόμος Δ

by Spyridon Trikoupes

Why we are at war : messages to the Congress, January to April 1917

Why we are at war : messages to the Congress, January to April 1917

by Woodrow Wilson

With Americans of Past and Present Days

With Americans of Past and Present Days

by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 1/8)

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 1/8)

by J. B. de (Jacques-Benjamin) Saint-Victor

Les Tourelles: Histoire des châteaux de France, volume II

Les Tourelles: Histoire des châteaux de France, volume II

by Léon Gozlan

The Fifth Leicestershire A Record of the 1/5th Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During the War, 1914-1919.

The Fifth Leicestershire A Record of the 1/5th Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During the War, 1914-1919.

by John David Hills

Kitchener's Mob: Adventures of an American in the British Army

Kitchener's Mob: Adventures of an American in the British Army

by James Norman Hall

Memories of the future : Being memoirs of the years 1915‒1972, written in the year of grace 1988

Memories of the future : Being memoirs of the years 1915‒1972, written in the year of grace 1988

by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox

Histoire du Chevalier d'Iberville (1663-1706)

Histoire du Chevalier d'Iberville (1663-1706)

by Adam Charles Gustave Desmazures

Geschiedenis van het tijdperk van 25-jarigen vrede: 1849-1874

Geschiedenis van het tijdperk van 25-jarigen vrede: 1849-1874

by P. J. (Pieter Jacob) Andriessen

A biographical memoir of the late Dr. Walter Oudney, Captain Hugh Clapperton, both of the Royal Navy, and Major Alex. Gordon Laing, all of whom died amid their active and enterprising endeavours to explore the interior of Africa

A biographical memoir of the late Dr. Walter Oudney, Captain Hugh Clapperton, both of the Royal Navy, and Major Alex. Gordon Laing, all of whom died amid their active and enterprising endeavours to explore the interior of Africa

by Thomas Nelson

Rapport au Ministre des Finances sur l'Administration des Postes Extrait de L'Annuaire des Postes de 1865

Rapport au Ministre des Finances sur l'Administration des Postes Extrait de L'Annuaire des Postes de 1865

by Édouard Vandal

Schen: Studien aus einer chinesischen Weltstadt

Schen: Studien aus einer chinesischen Weltstadt

by Fritz Secker

Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death

Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death

by T. C. (Thomas Cooper) De Leon

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County, Volume II.

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County, Volume II.

by Stephen M. Ostrander

The Last Days of the Romanovs

The Last Days of the Romanovs

by N. (Nikolai) Sokolov

The English in the West Indies; Or, The Bow of Ulysses

The English in the West Indies; Or, The Bow of Ulysses

by James Anthony Froude

Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Vol. 2 (of 3), 1642-1660

Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Vol. 2 (of 3), 1642-1660

by Richard Bagwell

Modern French Philosophy: a Study of the Development Since Comte

Modern French Philosophy: a Study of the Development Since Comte

by John Alexander Gunn

New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening

New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening

by Arthur Judson Brown

In the Heart of Africa

In the Heart of Africa

by Sir Samuel White Baker

Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace Was Met and Vanquished, with Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships, Nets, Aircraft, &c. &c., Also Describing the Selection and Training of the Enormous Personnel Used in This New Branch of the Navy

Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace Was Met and Vanquished, with Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships, Nets, Aircraft, &c. &c., Also Describing the Selection and Training of the Enormous Personnel Used in This New Branch of the Navy

by Charles W. (Charles William) Domville-Fife

An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions

An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions

by Thomas Clarkson

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 2, De Las Islas Filipinas, I

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 2, De Las Islas Filipinas, I

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844

by Various Authors

Chronique de 1831 à 1862, Tome 3 (de 4)

Chronique de 1831 à 1862, Tome 3 (de 4)

by duchesse de Dorothée Dino

The Present State of Hayti (Saint Domingo) with Remarks on its Agriculture, Commerce, Laws, Religion, Finances, and Population

The Present State of Hayti (Saint Domingo) with Remarks on its Agriculture, Commerce, Laws, Religion, Finances, and Population

by James (Merchant) Franklin

The Territorial Divisions, 1914-1918

The Territorial Divisions, 1914-1918

by John Stirling

Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton, and Other Stories" - 1902

Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton, and Other Stories" - 1902

by Louis Becke

Dr. Teodoro Herzl Discorso Commemorativo tenuto in Trieste la sera del 12 Luglio 1904

Dr. Teodoro Herzl Discorso Commemorativo tenuto in Trieste la sera del 12 Luglio 1904

by Dante A. Lattes

Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de mon temps (Tome 4)

Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de mon temps (Tome 4)

by François Guizot

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 07

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 07

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 11

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 11

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

Portugal e Marrocos perante a historia e a politica europea

Portugal e Marrocos perante a historia e a politica europea

by Carlos Testa

The Great Horse; or, The War Horse from the time of the Roman Invasion till its development into the Shire Horse.

The Great Horse; or, The War Horse from the time of the Roman Invasion till its development into the Shire Horse.

by Sir Walter Gilbey

Reize naar Surinamen en door de binnenste gedeelten van Guiana — Compleet

Reize naar Surinamen en door de binnenste gedeelten van Guiana — Compleet

by John Gabriel Stedman

Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud (Being secret letters from a gentleman at Paris to a nobleman in London) — Volume 6

by Lewis Goldsmith

Habitações Operarias

Habitações Operarias

by Teixeira Bastos

Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud (Being secret letters from a gentleman at Paris to a nobleman in London) — Volume 4

Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud (Being secret letters from a gentleman at Paris to a nobleman in London) — Volume 4

by Lewis Goldsmith

Suomen herännäisyyden historia XIX:llä vuosisadalla IV. 1853-1900

Suomen herännäisyyden historia XIX:llä vuosisadalla IV. 1853-1900

by Mauno Rosendal

In an Unknown Prison Land An account of convicts and colonists in New Caledonia with jottings out and home

In an Unknown Prison Land An account of convicts and colonists in New Caledonia with jottings out and home

by George Chetwynd Griffith

L'Illustration, No. 0066, 1 Juin 1844

L'Illustration, No. 0066, 1 Juin 1844

by Various Authors

De opheffing van de slavernij en de toekomst van Nederlandsch West-Indie

De opheffing van de slavernij en de toekomst van Nederlandsch West-Indie

by Adriaan David van der Gon Netscher

Punaiset ja valkoiset: Kuvaus Suomen luokkasodasta

Punaiset ja valkoiset: Kuvaus Suomen luokkasodasta

by Kössi Kaatra

The Jewish State

The Jewish State

by Theodor Herzl

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

by Charles Mackay

Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History

Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History

by Jacob Abbott

Diggers in the Earth

Diggers in the Earth

by Eva March Tappan

The History of the Standard Oil Company

The History of the Standard Oil Company

by Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5

by François Guizot

Chronica de El-Rei D. Affonso V (Vol. I)

Chronica de El-Rei D. Affonso V (Vol. I)

by Rui de Pina

History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

by Andrew Dickson White

"1683-1920" The Fourteen Points and What Became of Them—Foreign Propaganda in the Public Schools—Rewriting the History of the United States—The Espionage Act and How It Worked—"Illegal and Indefensible Blockade" of the Central Powers—1,000,000 Victims of Starvation—Our Debt to France and to Germany—The War Vote in Congress—Truth About the Belgian Atrocities—Our Treaty with Germany and How Observed—The Alien Property Custodianship—Secret Will of Cecil Rhodes—Racial Strains in American Life—Germantown Settlement of 1683 and a Thousand Other Topics

"1683-1920" The Fourteen Points and What Became of Them—Foreign Propaganda in the Public Schools—Rewriting the History of the United States—The Espionage Act and How It Worked—"Illegal and Indefensible Blockade" of the Central Powers—1,000,000 Victims of Starvation—Our Debt to France and to Germany—The War Vote in Congress—Truth About the Belgian Atrocities—Our Treaty with Germany and How Observed—The Alien Property Custodianship—Secret Will of Cecil Rhodes—Racial Strains in American Life—Germantown Settlement of 1683 and a Thousand Other Topics

by Frederick Franklin Schrader

The Boys of '98

The Boys of '98

by James Otis

Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works

Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works

by Edward S. (Edward Singleton) Holden

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

by Robert Kerr

Father Duffy's story : a tale of humor and heroism, of life and death with the Fighting Sixty-ninth

Father Duffy's story : a tale of humor and heroism, of life and death with the Fighting Sixty-ninth

by Francis Patrick Duffy

Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century

Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century

by Karl Marx

Zanzibar; city, island, and coast. Vol. 2 (of 2)

Zanzibar; city, island, and coast. Vol. 2 (of 2)

by Sir Richard Francis Burton

Fighting in Flanders

Fighting in Flanders

by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell

The Discovery of Muscovy

The Discovery of Muscovy

by Richard Hakluyt

Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure

Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure

by William Pittenger

The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860

The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860

by Charles Duke Yonge

Van Smyrna naar Holland in oorlogstijd De Aarde en haar Volken, 1917

Van Smyrna naar Holland in oorlogstijd De Aarde en haar Volken, 1917

by Betsy van der Poel

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848

by Various Authors

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 04

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 04

by Adolphe Thiers

Le socialisme en danger

Le socialisme en danger

by Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 06

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 06

by Adolphe Thiers

Five months at Anzac : a narrative of personal experiences of the officer commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force

Five months at Anzac : a narrative of personal experiences of the officer commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force

by Joseph Lievesley Beeston

Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 03

Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 03

by duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon

Scenas do século XVIII em Portugal

Scenas do século XVIII em Portugal

by Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho

Suez De Aarde en haar Volken, 1865

Suez De Aarde en haar Volken, 1865

by Anonymous

The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 7, July, 1881

The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 7, July, 1881

by Various Authors

Jaakkoo lähti Pariisihi...: Kuvaus Pariisin olympialaiskisoista v. 1924

Jaakkoo lähti Pariisihi...: Kuvaus Pariisin olympialaiskisoista v. 1924

by Jaakko Ikola

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 23: 1576

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 23: 1576

by John Lothrop Motley

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 05: 1559-60

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 05: 1559-60

by John Lothrop Motley

Sir Charles Warren and Spion Kop: A Vindication

Sir Charles Warren and Spion Kop: A Vindication

by Defender

A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops

A Sketch of the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Colored Troops

by Isaac J. Hill

The Great Conspiracy, Complete

The Great Conspiracy, Complete

by John Alexander Logan

Progress and Achievements of the Colored People Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success

Progress and Achievements of the Colored People Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success

by Kelly Miller, Joseph R. Gay

The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main

The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main

by A. O. (Alexandre Olivier) Exquemelin

History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 1 (of 2)

History of Zionism, 1600-1918, Vol. 1 (of 2)

by Nahum Sokolow