1890-1914 the world before the war
Explore the pivotal era of 1890-1914 with our curated list of books detailing the world before WWI. Discover pre-war history, culture, and global tensions through top historical works.
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The Proud Tower
by Barbara W. Tuchman
The classic account of the lead-up to World War I, told with “a rare combination of impeccable scholarship and literary polish” (The New York Times)—from …
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The Barbary Plague
by Marilyn Chase
""San Francisco in 1900 was a Gold Rush boomtown settling into a gaudy middle age. . . . It had a pompous new skyline with …
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The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
A portrait of American manners and morals at the turn of the century offers the saga of Lily Bart, a beautiful heroine who lacks one …
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Falling Angels
by Tracy Chevalier
In a novel of manners and social divisions set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century England, two girls from different classes become friends, and their families' …
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The Strange Files of Fremont Jones
by Dianne Day
Brave, resourceful, adventurous Fremont (née Caroline) Jones is a woman ahead of her time. Hungry for independence, she's traded in her conventional life in Boston …