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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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"Holding the line"

"Holding the line"

by Harold Baldwin

Justin Morgan, founder of his race : the romantic history of a horse

Justin Morgan, founder of his race : the romantic history of a horse

by Eleanor Waring Burnham

Wreck of the "London."

Wreck of the "London."

by Anonymous

Kaspar Hauser : Beispiel eines Verbrechens am Seelenleben des Menschen

Kaspar Hauser : Beispiel eines Verbrechens am Seelenleben des Menschen

by Ritter von Anselm Feuerbach

Rebecca Jarrett

Rebecca Jarrett

by Josephine Elizabeth Grey Butler

Aux pays du Soudan : Bogos, Mensah, Souakim

Aux pays du Soudan : Bogos, Mensah, Souakim

by Denis de Rivoyre

The Green Mountain Boys : or, Vermont and the New York land jobbers

The Green Mountain Boys : or, Vermont and the New York land jobbers

by Philip H. (Philip Henry) Smith

Notices on the outlasting war sites

Notices on the outlasting war sites

by Belgium. Ministère de la défense nationale

Voyage dans le Soudan occidental (Sénégambie-Niger)

Voyage dans le Soudan occidental (Sénégambie-Niger)

by E. (Eugène) Mage

In het groothertogdom Luxemburg : De aarde en haar volken, 1916

In het groothertogdom Luxemburg : De aarde en haar volken, 1916

by Pierre Sixemonts

Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz — Mitteilungen Band XIV, Heft 3-4 : Monatsschrift für Heimatschutz, Volkskunde und Denkmalpflege

Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz — Mitteilungen Band XIV, Heft 3-4 : Monatsschrift für Heimatschutz, Volkskunde und Denkmalpflege

Van pool tot pool : Tweede reis : van de Noordpool naar den Aequator

Van pool tot pool : Tweede reis : van de Noordpool naar den Aequator

by Sven Anders Hedin

Les missionnaires français au Thibet

Les missionnaires français au Thibet

by Prince Henri d' Orléans

Arabi and his household

Arabi and his household

by Lady Gregory

Rivals of the clouds

Rivals of the clouds

by Raoul Whitfield

An accurate and authentic journal of the siege of Quebec, 1759

An accurate and authentic journal of the siege of Quebec, 1759

by Anonymous

Kulturhistorische Charakterbilder : Für die Jugend

Kulturhistorische Charakterbilder : Für die Jugend

Giovanni Tolu, vol. 1/2 : Storia d'un bandito sardo narrata da lui medesimo

Giovanni Tolu, vol. 1/2 : Storia d'un bandito sardo narrata da lui medesimo

by Enrico Costa

Alsace in rust and gold

Alsace in rust and gold

by Edith O'Shaughnessy

Con Garibaldi alle porte di Roma : (1867) Ricordi e note

Con Garibaldi alle porte di Roma : (1867) Ricordi e note

by Anton Giulio Barrili

Le mie cinque giornate : Messina 28 dicembre 1908 - 1° gennaio 1909

Le mie cinque giornate : Messina 28 dicembre 1908 - 1° gennaio 1909

by Espero

Tykkimiehen muistelmia Karjalan rintamalta

Tykkimiehen muistelmia Karjalan rintamalta

by Aarno Karimo

Vaiherikkailta vuosilta 1 : Toiminta yliopistossa ja senaatissa routavuosina

Vaiherikkailta vuosilta 1 : Toiminta yliopistossa ja senaatissa routavuosina

by Edv. (Edvard) Hjelt

Viimeinen tsaaritar : Venäjän keisarinnan Aleksandran tarina

Viimeinen tsaaritar : Venäjän keisarinnan Aleksandran tarina

by Vladimir Poliakoff

A century of science in America : with special reference to the American Journal of Science, 1818-1918

A century of science in America : with special reference to the American Journal of Science, 1818-1918

Reconnaissance au Maroc, 1883-1884 (Texte)

Reconnaissance au Maroc, 1883-1884 (Texte)

by Charles de Foucauld

The censorship of the Church of Rome and its influence upon the production and distribution of literature, volume 2 (of 2)

The censorship of the Church of Rome and its influence upon the production and distribution of literature, volume 2 (of 2)

by George Haven Putnam

Du Niger au golfe de Guinée par le pays de Kong et le Mossi, tome 1 (de 2)

Du Niger au golfe de Guinée par le pays de Kong et le Mossi, tome 1 (de 2)

by Louis Gustave Binger

Brazil, the land of rubber : At the third international rubber and allied trades exhibition, New York, 1912

Brazil, the land of rubber : At the third international rubber and allied trades exhibition, New York, 1912

by 1912 Exposição internacioncal de borracha de New York Brazil. Commissão, Associação Comercial do Amazonas

The history of the 9th (Scottish) Division, 1914-1919

The history of the 9th (Scottish) Division, 1914-1919

by M.C. John Ewing

Omnibuses and cabs : their origin and history

Omnibuses and cabs : their origin and history

by Henry Charles Moore

Wrecked among cannibals in the Fijis : A narrative of shipwreck & adventure in the South Seas

Wrecked among cannibals in the Fijis : A narrative of shipwreck & adventure in the South Seas

by William Endicott

Belgium, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Belgium, Vol. 2 (of 2)

by Sir James Emerson Tennent

The military memoirs of an infantry officer, 1809-1816

The military memoirs of an infantry officer, 1809-1816

Heroic airmen and their exploits

Heroic airmen and their exploits

by E. Walter Walters

Timbouctou, voyage au Maroc au Sahara et au Soudan, Tome 1 (de 2)

Timbouctou, voyage au Maroc au Sahara et au Soudan, Tome 1 (de 2)

by Oskar Lenz

Historical sketches of the south

Historical sketches of the south

by Emma Langdon Roche

Reconnaissance au Maroc, 1883-1884 (Atlas)

Reconnaissance au Maroc, 1883-1884 (Atlas)

by Charles de Foucauld

The Survey, Volume 30, Number 4, Apr 26, 1913

The Survey, Volume 30, Number 4, Apr 26, 1913

by Various Authors

Racconti di guerra : (Maggio 1915 - Novembre 1916)

Racconti di guerra : (Maggio 1915 - Novembre 1916)

by Luigi Ambrosini

The war record of the Fifth Company, New England Regiment, Second Plattsburg Training Camp

The war record of the Fifth Company, New England Regiment, Second Plattsburg Training Camp

by Anonymous

Kuvauksia nykyaikaisista telotuksista

Kuvauksia nykyaikaisista telotuksista

by V. Vladimirov

Degli ultimi casi di Romagna

Degli ultimi casi di Romagna

by Massimo d' Azeglio

The magazine of history with notes and queries, Vol. II, No. 5, November 1905

The magazine of history with notes and queries, Vol. II, No. 5, November 1905

by Various Authors

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 413, March, 1850

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 413, March, 1850

by Various Authors

Beschryvinge van de volk-plantinge Zuriname : vertonende de opkomst dier zelver colonie, de aanbouw en bewerkinge der zuiker-plantagien. Neffens den aard der eigene natuurlijke inwoonders of indianen; als ook de slaafsche Afrikaansche Mooren; deze beide natien haar levens- manieren, afgoden-dienst, regering, zeden, gewoonten en dagelijksche bezigheden. Mitsgaders een vertoog van de bosch-grond, water- en pluim-gediertens; de veel vuldige heerlijke vrugten, melk-agtige zappen, gommen, olyen, en de gehele gesteltheid van de Karaïbaansche kust.

Beschryvinge van de volk-plantinge Zuriname : vertonende de opkomst dier zelver colonie, de aanbouw en bewerkinge der zuiker-plantagien. Neffens den aard der eigene natuurlijke inwoonders of indianen; als ook de slaafsche Afrikaansche Mooren; deze beide natien haar levens- manieren, afgoden-dienst, regering, zeden, gewoonten en dagelijksche bezigheden. Mitsgaders een vertoog van de bosch-grond, water- en pluim-gediertens; de veel vuldige heerlijke vrugten, melk-agtige zappen, gommen, olyen, en de gehele gesteltheid van de Karaïbaansche kust.

by active 18th century J. D. Herlein

Les pirates chinois : Ma captivité dans les mers de la Chine

Les pirates chinois : Ma captivité dans les mers de la Chine

by Fanny Loviot

Abraham Lincoln raittiusmiehenä ja lyhyitä piirteitä hänen elämänkerrastaan

Abraham Lincoln raittiusmiehenä ja lyhyitä piirteitä hänen elämänkerrastaan

by S. (Salomon) Ilmonen

Suuret haaveilijat : Heidän oppinsa ja kokeilunsa

Suuret haaveilijat : Heidän oppinsa ja kokeilunsa

by Kaapo Murros

Forradalom alatt irt művek

Forradalom alatt irt művek

by Mór Jókai

The autobiography of a seaman (volume 1 of 2)

The autobiography of a seaman (volume 1 of 2)

by Earl of Thomas Cochrane Dundonald

The telephone, the microphone & the phonograph

The telephone, the microphone & the phonograph

by comte Th. Du Moncel

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 415, May, 1850

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 415, May, 1850

by Various Authors

The end of the trail : The far west from New Mexico to British Columbia

The end of the trail : The far west from New Mexico to British Columbia

by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell

The Bee, No. 30, Thursday, July 25, 1901

The Bee, No. 30, Thursday, July 25, 1901

by Various Authors

The Royal Exchange : a note on the occasion of the bicentenary of the Royal Exchange Assurance

The Royal Exchange : a note on the occasion of the bicentenary of the Royal Exchange Assurance

by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 93, No. 568, February, 1863

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 93, No. 568, February, 1863

by Various Authors

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 64, No. 395, September, 1848

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 64, No. 395, September, 1848

by Various Authors

Suurvallat 1 : Piirteitä nykyajan suurpolitiikasta

Suurvallat 1 : Piirteitä nykyajan suurpolitiikasta

by Rudolf Kjellén

Siperiaan karkoitettuna : Muistelmia ja vaikutelmia

Siperiaan karkoitettuna : Muistelmia ja vaikutelmia

by Heikki Välisalmi

A photographic record of the Russo-Japanese war

A photographic record of the Russo-Japanese war

Chroniques de J. Froissart, tome 06/13 : 1360-1366 (Depuis les préliminaires du traité de Brétigny jusqu'aux préparatifs de l'expédition du Prince de Galles en Espagne)

Chroniques de J. Froissart, tome 06/13 : 1360-1366 (Depuis les préliminaires du traité de Brétigny jusqu'aux préparatifs de l'expédition du Prince de Galles en Espagne)

by Jean Froissart