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Revolutions
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OQIKE Modern History Library – Public Domain Books on War and Revolution
This catalogue gathers 91 public-domain books that concentrate on modern history, with a particular emphasis on conflict, political change, and social transformation from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection is organized into four overlapping categories: Revolutions, Modern Nations, Social History, and World Events, which serve as navigational aids rather than strict classifications. Readers can explore firsthand accounts of World War I, detailed narratives of the American Civil War, analyses of the French Revolution, and records of the Nuremberg trials. Each book page includes editorial notes, bibliographic details, and direct links to Project Gutenberg editions.
91 public-domain works114 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Modern Nations
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Social History
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World Events
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Modern Nations
Reminiscences of an army nurse d...
Authored by Authors: Smith, Adelaide W., 1831-..., 'Reminiscences of an army nurse d...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Modern Nations category. Adelaide W. Smith's 1911 memoir recounts her five years as a volunteer nurse in Civil War hospitals, from Bedloe's Island to City Point. The narrative blends hospital routines, encounters with figures like General Grant, and episodes such as a Thanksgiving dinner under fire at Dutch Gap, offering a firsthand view of women's wartime service. Discover the unique thematic elements that make this specific work highly regarded.
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Lawrence and the Arabs — Reading...
In World E...
Cudjo's own story of the last Af...
In Modern ...
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanh...
In Modern ...
Two Colored women with the Ameri...
In World E...
General Washington's spies on Lo...
In Modern ...
Sniping in France: With notes on...
In World E...
A political pilgrim in Europe — ...
In Revolut...
Prison Life in the Old Capitol a...
In Modern ...
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