History - Modern (1750+)

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

Nahum Sokolow

This work is a scholarly survey of the development of Zionist thought from the early modern period through…

Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete

William T. Sherman

This work is the autobiographical memoir of General William Tecumseh Sherman, a Union commander whose life…

The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century

R. H. Tawney

The work is a scholarly investigation of England’s agrarian transformation from the waning Middle Ages to the…

With the Naval Brigade in Natal, 1899-1900: Journal of Active Service

C. R. N. Burne

The work is a personal journal kept by Lieutenant‑Commander C. R. N.

Socialism: Positive and Negative

Robert Rives La Monte

Robert Rives La Monte’s Socialism: Positive and Negative is a modest collection of essays that blends…

The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts

Henry M. Brooks

The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4 gathers “quaint and curious advertisements” taken from the archives of Boston…

Sinks of London Laid Open A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves

The work is a Victorian‑era social survey that sets out to chart the hidden world of London’s common lodging…

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From the Accession of George III. to the Twenty-Third Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria

Farr, Edward; Nolan, E. H.

The work is a comprehensive historical chronicle that sweeps from the accession of George III through the…

The Modern Regime, Volume 2

Hippolyte Taine

The Modern Regime, Volume 2 is the unfinished continuation of Hippolyte Taine’s sweeping survey of…

Sixty Years in Southern California, 1853-1913 Containing the Reminiscences of Harris Newmark

Harris Newmark

The work is a memoir of Harris Newmark, a longtime resident and businessman who witnessed the growth of Los…

The Palace and Park Its Natural History, and Its Portrait Gallery, Together with a Description of the Pompeian Court

Phillips, Samuel; Forbes, Edward; Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon); Owen, Richard; Scharf, George; Shenton, F. K. J.

The book is a Victorian guide‑book to the Crystal Palace and its surrounding park, first published in 1859…

Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide, Arranged Alphabetically

Harman, Thomas T.; Showell, Walter

Showell’s Dictionary of Birmingham is a sprawling alphabetical guide that treats the city as a series of…

Diggers in the Earth

Eva March Tappan

This volume is an educational series aimed at young readers, presenting the science and industry behind the…

They Shall Not Pass

Frank H. Simonds

They Shall Not Pass is a first‑hand wartime account that reads as a blend of travelogue and battlefield…

Life of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Otto Jahn

The work is Otto Jahn’s scholarly biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first volume of a three‑part…

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

Eugenia Smith

The work is presented as the memoir of H.I.H. the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna, written by Eugenia…

The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)

Ernest Broxap

Ernest Broxap’s work is a scholarly regional study of the English Civil War, concentrating on the battles,…

The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier

Bruce Sterling

The Hacker Crackdown is a nonfiction chronicle that maps the rise of computer crime, telephone fraud, and the…

The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) Revised edition continued by the author to the end of the XIX century

Richard Muther

The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 is a scholarly survey that traces the evolution of…

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12)

Edmund Burke

The volume presents a dense, documentary account of the political and financial turmoil surrounding the…

The story of the first trans-continental railroad: Its Projectors, Construction, and History

William Francis Bailey

The work is a nineteenth‑century historical account that traces the conception, promotion, and ultimate…

The journal of Elizabeth Lady Holland (1791-1811) Volume 1 (of 2)

Lady Elizabeth Vassall Fox Holland

The work is a two‑volume journal of Elizabeth Vassall Fox, Lady Holland, covering the years 1791‑1811, with…

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

James Stuart

James Stuart’s work is a detailed, first‑hand chronicle of the 1906 Zulu Rebellion and the subsequent arrest,…

The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

Various

The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6 (December 1862) is a mid‑Civil War periodical that blends literary…