Free history eBooks

July 15, 2023

Collections of freely available history eBooks organized by subject matter, sourced from r/FreeEbooks and Project Gutenberg.

Collections

100 eBooks on the obscure & particular

A curated selection including:

• Medical instruments
• Fishing practices
• Advertising evolution
• Early music history
• Weaponry through the ages
• Food history
• Footwear and fashion
• Photography history
• Drug use autobiographies
• Entomology
• 18th-century pharmacy

Source: r/FreeEbooks

250 eBooks by or about the US Presidents

A comprehensive collection focusing on American presidential history.

Source: r/FreeEbooks

Notable Examples

• Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times — John Stewart Milne, 1907
• The History of Bread: From Pre-Historic to Modern Times — John Ashton, 1904

All texts are available through Project Gutenberg.