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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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L'Illustration, No. 0033, 14 Octobre 1843

L'Illustration, No. 0033, 14 Octobre 1843

by Various Authors

A Settler's 35 Years' Experience in Victoria, Australia And how £6 8s. became £8,000

A Settler's 35 Years' Experience in Victoria, Australia And how £6 8s. became £8,000

by E. (Edward) Hulme

The tryal of Mr. Daniel Sutton, for the high crime of preserving the lives of His Majesty's liege subjects, by means of inoculation

The tryal of Mr. Daniel Sutton, for the high crime of preserving the lives of His Majesty's liege subjects, by means of inoculation

by Daniel Sutton

L'Illustration, No. 1604, 22 novembre 1873

L'Illustration, No. 1604, 22 novembre 1873

by Various Authors

Kolme matkaa Afrikassa Henry M. Stanleyn nuoruus ja ensimmäiset tutkimusmatkat Afrikan sisämaissa

Kolme matkaa Afrikassa Henry M. Stanleyn nuoruus ja ensimmäiset tutkimusmatkat Afrikan sisämaissa

by F. H. B. (Frithiof Henrik Bernhard) Lagus

Upplevelser under krigsåren 1914-1918

Upplevelser under krigsåren 1914-1918

by Wilhelm Thesleff

Vankilasta ja Siperiasta

Vankilasta ja Siperiasta

by O. (Oskar) Relander

Anastasia: The autobiography of H.I.H. the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna of Russia

Anastasia: The autobiography of H.I.H. the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna of Russia

by Eugenia Smith

The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, From 1800 to 1860 Also an Account of the Trials and Sufferings of Dud Dudley, with His Mettallum Martis: Etc.

The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, From 1800 to 1860 Also an Account of the Trials and Sufferings of Dud Dudley, with His Mettallum Martis: Etc.

by C. F. G. Clark

The Swiss Republic

The Swiss Republic

by Boyd Winchester

The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design

The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design

by Leonard S. Hobbs

With the Battle Fleet Cruise of the Sixteen Battleships of the United States Atlantic Fleet from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate, December, 1907-May, 1908

With the Battle Fleet Cruise of the Sixteen Battleships of the United States Atlantic Fleet from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate, December, 1907-May, 1908

by Franklin Matthews

Vienna 1683 The History and Consequences of the Defeat of the Turks before Vienna, September 12, 1683, by John Sobieski, King of Poland, and Charles Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

Vienna 1683 The History and Consequences of the Defeat of the Turks before Vienna, September 12, 1683, by John Sobieski, King of Poland, and Charles Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

by Henry Elliot Malden

Chantilly in History and Art

Chantilly in History and Art

by Luise Richter

My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year

My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands, Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year

by George Francis Train

The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879

The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879

by Various Authors

Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 1 (of 2) Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.

Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 1 (of 2) Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.

by James Peller Malcolm

Defenders of Democracy

Defenders of Democracy

by Anonymous

Ιστορία του Ιωάννου Καποδιστρίου Κυβερνήτου της Ελλάδος

Ιστορία του Ιωάννου Καποδιστρίου Κυβερνήτου της Ελλάδος

by Tryphon E. Euangelides

The Felon's Track; Or, History of the Attempted Outbreak in Ireland Embracing the Leading Events in the Irish Struggle From the Year 1843 to the Close of 1848

The Felon's Track; Or, History of the Attempted Outbreak in Ireland Embracing the Leading Events in the Irish Struggle From the Year 1843 to the Close of 1848

by Michael Doheny

Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century

Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century

by Werner Sombart

The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879

The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879

by Various Authors

Company B, 307th Infantry Its history, honor roll, company roster, Sept., 1917, May, 1919

Company B, 307th Infantry Its history, honor roll, company roster, Sept., 1917, May, 1919

by Julius Klausner

The Battle for Khe Sanh

The Battle for Khe Sanh

by Moyers S. Shore

Eminent doctors: Their lives and their work; Vol. 2 of 2

Eminent doctors: Their lives and their work; Vol. 2 of 2

by G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany

Rebuilding Britain: A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War

Rebuilding Britain: A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War

by Sir Alfred Hopkinson

The Great War and How It Arose

The Great War and How It Arose

by Anonymous

The southern literary messenger, Vol. I., No. 13, September, 1835

The southern literary messenger, Vol. I., No. 13, September, 1835

by Various Authors

The battle-fields of Ireland, from 1688 to 1691 : including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and the Boyne. Being an outline history of the Jacobite war in Ireland, and the causes which led to it

The battle-fields of Ireland, from 1688 to 1691 : including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and the Boyne. Being an outline history of the Jacobite war in Ireland, and the causes which led to it

by active 1867 John Boyle

The Escaping Club

The Escaping Club

by A. J. (Alfred John) Evans

Gutenberg, and the Art of Printing

Gutenberg, and the Art of Printing

by Emily C. (Emily Clemens) Pearson

Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex The Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders of Mr. William Galley a Custom-house Officer, and Mr. Daniel Chater, a Shoemaker, by Fourteen Notorious Smugglers, with the Trials and Execution of Seven of the Criminals at Chichester, 1748-9

Smuggling & Smugglers in Sussex The Genuine History of the Inhuman and Unparalleled Murders of Mr. William Galley a Custom-house Officer, and Mr. Daniel Chater, a Shoemaker, by Fourteen Notorious Smugglers, with the Trials and Execution of Seven of the Criminals at Chichester, 1748-9

by Anonymous

Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina

Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina

by Omega G. East

The Last of the Bushrangers: An Account of the Capture of the Kelly Gang

The Last of the Bushrangers: An Account of the Capture of the Kelly Gang

by Francis Augustus Hare

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852

by Various Authors

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics

by Various Authors

Clemenceau, the Man and His Time

Clemenceau, the Man and His Time

by H. M. (Henry Mayers) Hyndman

John Ronge; The Holy Coat of Treves; New German-Catholic Church

John Ronge; The Holy Coat of Treves; New German-Catholic Church

by Johannes Ronge, Anonymous

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 16, 1914

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 16, 1914

by Various Authors

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol II. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol II. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters

by Viscount Horatio Nelson Nelson

La Política de los Estados Unidos en el Continente Americano

La Política de los Estados Unidos en el Continente Americano

by Raúl de Cárdenas y Echarte

Red blight

Red blight

by Mary Knight

The Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers

by Anonymous

A Letter to Lord Robert Bertie Relating to His Conduct in the Mediterranean, and His Defence of Admiral Byng

A Letter to Lord Robert Bertie Relating to His Conduct in the Mediterranean, and His Defence of Admiral Byng

by Anonymous

Texas in the Civil War: A Résumé History

Texas in the Civil War: A Résumé History

by Allan Coleman Ashcraft

The Bullitt Mission to Russia Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, of William C. Bullitt

The Bullitt Mission to Russia Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, of William C. Bullitt

by William C. (William Christian) Bullitt

Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850

Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850

by Various Authors

James Lusk: Letters & Memories

James Lusk: Letters & Memories

by James Lusk

Boer War Lyrics

Boer War Lyrics

by Louis Selmer

Government Ownership of Railroads, and War Taxation

Government Ownership of Railroads, and War Taxation

by Otto H. Kahn

Théodore de Neuhoff, Roi de Corse

Théodore de Neuhoff, Roi de Corse

by A. (André) Le Glay

Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851

Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851

by Various Authors

The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 09, September, 1879

The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 09, September, 1879

by Various Authors

L'Illustration, No. 1596, 27 Septembre 1873

L'Illustration, No. 1596, 27 Septembre 1873

by Various Authors

The New Hand-Book to Lowestoft and Its Environs

The New Hand-Book to Lowestoft and Its Environs

by Anonymous

L'Illustration, No. 0017, 24 Juin 1843

L'Illustration, No. 0017, 24 Juin 1843

by Various Authors

Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, February 10, 1915

Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, February 10, 1915

by Various Authors

For the Sake of the Soldier: Voluntary Work of Brisbane Women

For the Sake of the Soldier: Voluntary Work of Brisbane Women

by Rita Macleod

The Present Method of Inoculating for the Small-Pox To which are added, some experiments, instituted with a view to discover the effects of a similar treatment in the natural small-pox

The Present Method of Inoculating for the Small-Pox To which are added, some experiments, instituted with a view to discover the effects of a similar treatment in the natural small-pox

by Thomas Dimsdale

L'Illustration, No. 1605, 29 novembre 1873

L'Illustration, No. 1605, 29 novembre 1873

by Various Authors

The 151st Field Artillery Brigade

The 151st Field Artillery Brigade

by Richard M. Russell

The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 9, September, 1887

The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 9, September, 1887

by Various Authors

Gabon: schetsen uit West-Afrika De Aarde en haar volken, 1868

Gabon: schetsen uit West-Afrika De Aarde en haar volken, 1868

by Marie-Théophile Griffon du Bellay

The quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, March, 1900

The quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, March, 1900

by Oregon Historical Society

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 38, Vol. I, September 20, 1884

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 38, Vol. I, September 20, 1884

by Various Authors

Oorlogstijd Herinneringen en Indrukken

Oorlogstijd Herinneringen en Indrukken

by M. W. F. (Marie Willem Frederik) Treub

Chambers's journal of popular literature, science, and art, fifth series, no. 119, vol. III, April 4, 1886

Chambers's journal of popular literature, science, and art, fifth series, no. 119, vol. III, April 4, 1886

by Various Authors

The life, trial and conversations of Robert Emmet, Esq., leader of the Irish insurrection of 1803 : also, the celebrated speech made by him on the occasion

The life, trial and conversations of Robert Emmet, Esq., leader of the Irish insurrection of 1803 : also, the celebrated speech made by him on the occasion

by Anonymous

L'Illustration, No. 0049, 3 Février 1844

L'Illustration, No. 0049, 3 Février 1844

by Various Authors

Railway Reform ou considérations sur la nécessité de réformer les bases du système qui a créé et qui dirige les chemins de fer de la Grande Bretagne, et des moyens à employer pour atteindre ce but.

Railway Reform ou considérations sur la nécessité de réformer les bases du système qui a créé et qui dirige les chemins de fer de la Grande Bretagne, et des moyens à employer pour atteindre ce but.

by Anonymous

L'Illustration, No. 3738, 24 Octobre 1914

L'Illustration, No. 3738, 24 Octobre 1914

by Various Authors

L'Illustration, No. 1593, 6 Septembre 1873

L'Illustration, No. 1593, 6 Septembre 1873

by Various Authors

The Jeffersonians, 1801-1829

The Jeffersonians, 1801-1829

The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa

The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa

by Paul Barron Watson

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 362, March 21, 1829

by Various Authors

Norman Ten Hundred : A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

Norman Ten Hundred : A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

by A. Stanley (Arthur Stanley) Blicq

Six Years in the Prisons of England

Six Years in the Prisons of England

History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.

by Philip Ainsworth Means

Homestead : A complete history of the struggle of July, 1892, between the Carnegie-Steel Company, Limited, and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers

Homestead : A complete history of the struggle of July, 1892, between the Carnegie-Steel Company, Limited, and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers

by Arthur Gordon Burgoyne

The Horse in History

The Horse in History

by Basil Tozer

The Birth and Babyhood of the Telephone

The Birth and Babyhood of the Telephone

by Thomas Augustus Watson

Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology

A history of the Zulu Rebellion, 1906, and of Dinuzulu's arrest, trial, and expatriation

A history of the Zulu Rebellion, 1906, and of Dinuzulu's arrest, trial, and expatriation

by James Stuart

Slipstream: the autobiography of an air craftsman

Slipstream: the autobiography of an air craftsman

by Eugene E. Wilson

Generals of the British Army Portraits in Colour with Introductory and Biographical Notes

Generals of the British Army Portraits in Colour with Introductory and Biographical Notes

Heathen Slaves and Christian Rulers

Heathen Slaves and Christian Rulers

by Elizabeth Wheeler Andrew, Katharine C. (Katharine Caroline) Bushnell

The Iron Ration: Three Years in Warring Central Europe

The Iron Ration: Three Years in Warring Central Europe

by George Abel Schreiner

War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919

War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919

The Nootka Sound Controversy: A dissertation

The Nootka Sound Controversy: A dissertation

by William R. (William Ray) Manning

The Negro Farmer

The Negro Farmer

by Carl Kelsey

A Philadelphia Lawyer in the London Courts

A Philadelphia Lawyer in the London Courts

by Thomas Leaming

The History of the 7th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

The History of the 7th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

by James Walter Sandilands, Norman MacLeod

What the "Boys" Did Over There By "Themselves"

What the "Boys" Did Over There By "Themselves"

Elf Jahre Gouverneur in Deutsch-Südwestafrika

Elf Jahre Gouverneur in Deutsch-Südwestafrika

by Theodor Gotthilf von Leutwein

List of post offices in Canada, with the names of the postmasters ... 1860

List of post offices in Canada, with the names of the postmasters ... 1860

by Canada. Post Office Department

Nullification, Secession, Webster's Argument, and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Considered in Reference to the Constitution and Historically

Nullification, Secession, Webster's Argument, and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Considered in Reference to the Constitution and Historically

by Caleb William Loring

The Irish Constitution Explained by Darrell Figgis

The Irish Constitution Explained by Darrell Figgis

by Darrell Figgis

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 26th, 1914

by Various Authors

History of the U.S.S. Leviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet Compiled from the ship's log and data gathered by the history committee on board the ship

History of the U.S.S. Leviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet Compiled from the ship's log and data gathered by the history committee on board the ship

by U.S.S. Leviathan History Committee

Vlaamsch Belgie sedert 1830 Eerste Deel

Vlaamsch Belgie sedert 1830 Eerste Deel