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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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The Red Rugs of Tarsus: A Woman's Record of the Armenian Massacre of 1909

The Red Rugs of Tarsus: A Woman's Record of the Armenian Massacre of 1909

by Helen Davenport Gibbons

Histoire de France 1715-1723 (Volume 17/19)

Histoire de France 1715-1723 (Volume 17/19)

by Jules Michelet

The Cause of the Charge of Balaclava

The Cause of the Charge of Balaclava

by Thomas Morley

Bases pour servir aux entreprises de colonisation dans les territoires nationaux de la Republique Argentine

Bases pour servir aux entreprises de colonisation dans les territoires nationaux de la Republique Argentine

by Auguste Brougnes

The Character of the British Empire

The Character of the British Empire

by Ramsay Muir

The Fourth Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) and the Great War

The Fourth Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) and the Great War

by W. F. A. (Walter F. A.) Wadham, J. Crossley

The bright side of prison life : experiences, in prison and out, of an involuntary sojourner in rebeldom

The bright side of prison life : experiences, in prison and out, of an involuntary sojourner in rebeldom

by S. A. (Samuel A.) Swiggett

La Vita Italiana nel Settecento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1895

La Vita Italiana nel Settecento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1895

by Various Authors

Our Navy at war

Our Navy at war

by Josephus Daniels

The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy 1919 (New Series, No. 58)

The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy 1919 (New Series, No. 58)

by Pennsylvania Prison Society

A "Y" Girl in France: Letters of Katherine Shortall

A "Y" Girl in France: Letters of Katherine Shortall

by Katherine Shortall

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 12, 1916

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 12, 1916

by Various Authors

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 558, July 21, 1832

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 558, July 21, 1832

by Various Authors

Body-snatching

Body-snatching

by Anonymous

Tactics and duties for trench fighting

Tactics and duties for trench fighting

by Georges Etienne Bertrand, Oscar N. Solbert

Motor Transports in War

Motor Transports in War

by Horace Wyatt

Politics of Alabama

Politics of Alabama

by Joseph C. (Joseph Columbus) Manning

A Letter to a Gentleman in the Country, from His Friend in London Giving an Authentick and Circumstantial Account of the Confinement, Behaviour, and Death of Admiral Byng, as Attested by the Gentlemen Who Were Present

A Letter to a Gentleman in the Country, from His Friend in London Giving an Authentick and Circumstantial Account of the Confinement, Behaviour, and Death of Admiral Byng, as Attested by the Gentlemen Who Were Present

by Anonymous

The Battle of the Rivers

The Battle of the Rivers

by Edmund (Military historian) Dane

The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war

The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war

by Thomas Guthrie Marquis

Three Wisconsin Cushings A sketch of the lives of Howard B., Alonzo H. and William B. Cushing, children of a pioneer family of Waukesha County

Three Wisconsin Cushings A sketch of the lives of Howard B., Alonzo H. and William B. Cushing, children of a pioneer family of Waukesha County

by Theron Wilber Haight

Goede Vaêr Tromp of hoe de Vereenigde Provinciën eene zeemogendheid werden

Goede Vaêr Tromp of hoe de Vereenigde Provinciën eene zeemogendheid werden

by Pieter Louwerse

Australasia Triumphant!: With the Australians and New Zealanders in the Great War on Land and Sea

Australasia Triumphant!: With the Australians and New Zealanders in the Great War on Land and Sea

by Arthur St. John Adcock

Le Héros de Châteauguay

Le Héros de Châteauguay

by L.-O. (Laurent-Olivier) David

Roentgen Rays and Phenomena of the Anode and Cathode.

Roentgen Rays and Phenomena of the Anode and Cathode.

by Edward P. (Edward Pruden) Thompson

The Armenian Crisis in Turkey The Massacre of 1894, Its Antecedents and Significance, With a Consideration of Some of the Factors Which Enter Into the Solution of This Phase of the Eastern Question

The Armenian Crisis in Turkey The Massacre of 1894, Its Antecedents and Significance, With a Consideration of Some of the Factors Which Enter Into the Solution of This Phase of the Eastern Question

by Frederick Davis Greene

L'Assassinat de la Duchesse de Praslin

L'Assassinat de la Duchesse de Praslin

by Albert Savine

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 29, May 27, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 29, May 27, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 23, June 9, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 23, June 9, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

A Guerra: Depoimentos de Herejes

A Guerra: Depoimentos de Herejes

by Jaime de Magalhães Lima

The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges

The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges

by William Ferneley Allen

Souvenir Album of the Great European War With Pictorial Maps of the Battlegrounds

Souvenir Album of the Great European War With Pictorial Maps of the Battlegrounds

by Anonymous

Women of the war

Women of the war

by Barbara McLaren

L'organisation de l'industrie et les conditions du travail dans la Russie des Soviets

L'organisation de l'industrie et les conditions du travail dans la Russie des Soviets

by International Labour Office

The Spirit of 1906

The Spirit of 1906

by George W. (George William) Brooks

The American Missionary — Volume 32, No. 03, March, 1878

The American Missionary — Volume 32, No. 03, March, 1878

by Various Authors

The Survey, volume 30, number 7, May 17, 1913

The Survey, volume 30, number 7, May 17, 1913

by Various Authors

The Assassination of Christopher Marlowe (A New View)

The Assassination of Christopher Marlowe (A New View)

by Samuel A. (Samuel Aaron) Tannenbaum

Military Service and Adventures in the Far East: Vol. 1 (of 2) Including Sketches of the Campaigns Against the Afghans in 1839, and the Sikhs in 1845-6.

Military Service and Adventures in the Far East: Vol. 1 (of 2) Including Sketches of the Campaigns Against the Afghans in 1839, and the Sikhs in 1845-6.

by Daniel Henry MacKinnon

The Soul of a Nation

The Soul of a Nation

by Philip Gibbs

A Surgeon in Arms

A Surgeon in Arms

by R. J. (Robert James) Manion

L'Illustration, No. 0070, 29 Juin 1844

L'Illustration, No. 0070, 29 Juin 1844

by Various Authors

Life and Confession of Sophia Hamilton Who was Tried, Condemned and Sentenced to be Hung, at Montreal, L. C. on the 4th of August, 1845, for the Perpetration of the Most Shocking Murders and Daring Robberies Perhaps Recorded in the Annals of Crime

Life and Confession of Sophia Hamilton Who was Tried, Condemned and Sentenced to be Hung, at Montreal, L. C. on the 4th of August, 1845, for the Perpetration of the Most Shocking Murders and Daring Robberies Perhaps Recorded in the Annals of Crime

by William H. Jackson

The Herriges Horror in Philadelphia A Full History of the Whole Affair. A Man Kept in a Dark Cage Like a Wild Beast for Twenty Years, As Alleged, in His Own Mother's and Brother's House

The Herriges Horror in Philadelphia A Full History of the Whole Affair. A Man Kept in a Dark Cage Like a Wild Beast for Twenty Years, As Alleged, in His Own Mother's and Brother's House

by Anonymous

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 996, January 28, 1899

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 996, January 28, 1899

by Various Authors

The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 7, July, 1883

The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 7, July, 1883

by Various Authors

Alocução ao Senhor Presidente da República

Alocução ao Senhor Presidente da República

by João Duarte Oliveira

Pan-Germany : The disease and cure

Pan-Germany : The disease and cure

by André Chéradame

War's Embers, and Other Verses

War's Embers, and Other Verses

by Ivor Gurney

The Delinquent (Vol. IV, No. 1), January, 1914

The Delinquent (Vol. IV, No. 1), January, 1914

by Various Authors

Ireland in Travail

Ireland in Travail

by Joice NanKivell Loch, Sydney Loch

Myers' Grand Hippodrome

Myers' Grand Hippodrome

by Anonymous

3½ Monate Fabrik-Arbeiterin

3½ Monate Fabrik-Arbeiterin

by Minna Wettstein-Adelt

Der Hansische Stahlhof in London Ein Vortrag, gehalten im Saale des goldenen Sterns zu Bonn am 11. März 1856

Der Hansische Stahlhof in London Ein Vortrag, gehalten im Saale des goldenen Sterns zu Bonn am 11. März 1856

by Reinhold Pauli

La vita Italiana nel Risorgimento (1849-1861), parte 2 Quarta serie - Storia e letteratura

La vita Italiana nel Risorgimento (1849-1861), parte 2 Quarta serie - Storia e letteratura

by Various Authors

L'Illustration, No. 3255, 15 Juillet 1905

L'Illustration, No. 3255, 15 Juillet 1905

by Various Authors

Amerika, sen löytö, valloitus ja kehitys

Amerika, sen löytö, valloitus ja kehitys

by Tyko Hagman

The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy, January, 1863

The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy, January, 1863

by Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons

Imperialism in South Africa

Imperialism in South Africa

by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

Satanen muistelmia Pohjanmaalta 1

Satanen muistelmia Pohjanmaalta 1

by Sara Wacklin

Album für Freunde des Bergbaues, enthaltend eine Folge von vierzehn bildlichen Darstellungen aus dem Berufsleben des Berg- und Hüttenmannes.

Album für Freunde des Bergbaues, enthaltend eine Folge von vierzehn bildlichen Darstellungen aus dem Berufsleben des Berg- und Hüttenmannes.

by Eduard Heuchler

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 130, vol. III, June 26, 1886

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 130, vol. III, June 26, 1886

by Various Authors

Orjien vapauttaminen Pohjois-Amerikassa

Orjien vapauttaminen Pohjois-Amerikassa

by friherrinna Alexandra Gripenberg

Medical Sketches of the Expedition to Egypt, from India

Medical Sketches of the Expedition to Egypt, from India

by Sir James McGrigor

Die Last

Die Last

by Annette Kolb

Kuvaelmia itä-suomalaisten vanhoista tavoista 1: Joulun vietto

Kuvaelmia itä-suomalaisten vanhoista tavoista 1: Joulun vietto

by Johannes Häyhä

Rules of the Western Grammar School, Brompton

Rules of the Western Grammar School, Brompton

by England) Western Grammar School (Brompton

A Few Words on the Crystal Palace Question

A Few Words on the Crystal Palace Question

by C. J. (Charles John) Vaughan

Het Duitsche Witboek: Documenten aangaande het uitbreken van den oorlog

Het Duitsche Witboek: Documenten aangaande het uitbreken van den oorlog

by Germany. Auswärtiges Amt

Nälkävuodet 1860-luvulla

Nälkävuodet 1860-luvulla

by A. (Agathon) Meurman

Steam, Its Generation and Use

Steam, Its Generation and Use

by Babcock & Wilcox Company

A Sailor of King George

A Sailor of King George

by Captain Frederick Hoffman

James Watt

James Watt

by Andrew Carnegie

Studi intorno alla storia della Lombardia negli ultimi trent'anni e delle cagioni del difetto d'energia dei lombardi

Studi intorno alla storia della Lombardia negli ultimi trent'anni e delle cagioni del difetto d'energia dei lombardi

by Cristina Belgioioso

Steam-ships : The story of their development to the present day

Steam-ships : The story of their development to the present day

by R. A. Fletcher

Time Telling through the Ages

Time Telling through the Ages

by Harry Chase Brearley

The Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire

by Viscount James Bryce Bryce

The art of music, Vol. 03 (of 14) : Modern music

The art of music, Vol. 03 (of 14) : Modern music

Chronicles of London Bridge

Chronicles of London Bridge

by Richard Thompson

Old Taverns of New York

Old Taverns of New York

by W. Harrison (William Harrison) Bayles

Canadian Postal Guide

Canadian Postal Guide

by Canada. Post Office Department

La Vie de Madame Élisabeth, soeur de Louis XVI, Volume 1

La Vie de Madame Élisabeth, soeur de Louis XVI, Volume 1

by A. de (Alcide) Beauchesne

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914)

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914)

Ellen Terry and Her Sisters

Ellen Terry and Her Sisters

by T. Edgar (Thomas Edgar) Pemberton

The Catholic World, Vol. 23, April, 1876-September, 1876. A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science

The Catholic World, Vol. 23, April, 1876-September, 1876. A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science

by Various Authors

Der Briefwechsel zwischen Friedrich Engels und Karl Marx 1844 bis 1883, Erster Band

Der Briefwechsel zwischen Friedrich Engels und Karl Marx 1844 bis 1883, Erster Band

by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx

The Argentine in the Twentieth Century

The Argentine in the Twentieth Century

by Alberto B. Martínez, Maurice Lewandowski

Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before Published

Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before Published

by C. L. Hunter

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1

by Sir Richard Francis Burton

Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)

Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)

by United States. Warren Commission

Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.—September, 1851—Vol. III.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.—September, 1851—Vol. III.

by Various Authors

Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889

Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889

by Robert M. Vogel

Inventors

Inventors

by Philip Gengembre Hubert

British Royal Proclamations Relating to America, 1603-1783

British Royal Proclamations Relating to America, 1603-1783

by Great Britain. Sovereign

The Smugglers: Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an Ancient Craft

The Smugglers: Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an Ancient Craft

by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War

Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War

by Ferdinand Schrader

Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose

Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose

by Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot

Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris

Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris

by Henry Du Pré Labouchere

The American Printer: A Manual of Typography Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.

The American Printer: A Manual of Typography Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.

by Thomas MacKellar

Mafeking : a diary of the siege

Mafeking : a diary of the siege

by Frederick David Baillie