About 32 minutes
Earl Russell and the Slave Power — Context and Discussion
Modern Nations
7,317 recorded words. Selected by the catalog's stored reading-time estimate.
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About 32 minutes
Modern Nations
7,317 recorded words. Selected by the catalog's stored reading-time estimate.
View Gutenberg source #65753About 58 minutes
Modern Nations
13,308 recorded words. Selected by the catalog's stored reading-time estimate.
View Gutenberg source #60361About 63 minutes
World Events
14,319 recorded words. Selected by the catalog's stored reading-time estimate.
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Catalog snapshot checked: 2026-09-25. Coverage: 91 public books, 91 available source excerpts.
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The LOINU Modern History Library catalogues 91 public-domain texts centred on modern history, with a strong emphasis on World War I. Holdings include personal narratives, regimental histories, prisoner-of-war accounts, and analyses of naval and aerial operations, alongside works on revolutions, nation-building, and social change. The collection is organised into four overlapping categories—Revolutions, Modern Nations, Social History, and World Events—which serve as browsing aids rather than fixed classifications. Each record provides bibliographic details, source attribution, and a catalogue note to orient readers. The mix of military and political subjects, often from multiple national perspectives, makes the catalogue a practical starting point for comparing viewpoints on major conflicts and political transformations.
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