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History: Books

Selected History Books

Library of Congress Classification

C1-51 Auxiliary Sciences of History (General) 

CB3-482 History of Civilization

CS1-3090 Genealogy

D1-2027 History

D111-203 Medieval history

D204-475 Modern history, 1453

D219-234 1453-1648

D242-283.5 1601-1715. 17th century

D284-297 1715-1789. 18th century

D299-(475) 1789

D410-(475) 20th century

World War I (1914-1918)

D720-728 Period between World Wars (1919-1939)

D731-838 World War II (1939-1945)

D839-860 Post-war history (1945- )

D880-888 Developing countries

D890-893 Eastern Hemisphere

DA1-995 History of Great Britain

E11-143 America 

E151-889 United States 

E186-199 Colonial history (1607-1775) 

E201-298 The Revolution, 1775-1783

E300-453 Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861

E337.5 Nineteenth century

E337.8-400 Early nineteenth century, 1801/1809-1845

E401-415.2 Mexican War, 1846-1848 

E456-655 Civil War period, 1861-1865 

E660-738 Late nineteenth century, 1865-1900

E740-837.7 Twentieth century 

E838-889 Later twentieth century, 1961-2000

E895-904 Twenty-first century

F1-975 United States local history 

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