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Revolutions
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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UHUQU Modern History Library: Public Domain Books on Modern History & Social Change
The UHUQU Modern History Library offers 100 public-domain books covering modern history, empires, social change, and psychological fiction. Organized into four categories—Revolutions; Modern Nations; Social History; and World Events—this collection provides a curated selection of historical and social texts for readers interested in the forces that shaped the modern world.
100 public-domain works107 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Modern Nations
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Social History
Texts connected with historical lives, social customs, institutions and the worlds in which people lived.
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World Events
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Modern History — Editor’s Selection
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World Events
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria...
Authored by Authors: Churchill, Winston, 1874-..., 'London to Ladysmith via Pretoria...' stands as a notable and significant work within the World Events category. Winston Churchill's firsthand account of the first five months of the Boer War, blending personal adventure with military observation. The letters reveal a young war correspondent's evolving perspective on command decisions, Boer tactics, and the tension between boldness and responsibility. This volume offers essential insights for researchers and enthusiasts alike.
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My country's part — Themes and C...
In World E...
A brief history of the Tenth Mic...
In Modern ...
Notes from Calais base, and pict...
In World E...
The early court of Queen Victori...
In Social ...
Escape from East Tennessee to th...
In Modern ...
The hoe cake of Appomattox — Tex...
In Modern ...
The Highland glen — Reading Comp...
In Modern ...
International cartoons of the wa...
In World E...
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Begin with RevolutionsOpen a focused route to works connected with Revolutions.Explore Modern NationsCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Modern Nations.Read through Social HistoryMove from introductory records to related works in Social History.Browse World EventsUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in World Events.
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