Available until September 1, 2026: pre-publication copies of Timeline 1800-1899, 382 pp. with full-color illustrations. These copies have an image of the Saint-Gaudens “Striding Liberty” coin on the cover, as below. (I’m a bit fond of Saint-Gaudens: here and here.)
Options for pre-publication copies
1st option: print copy for $62
8.5 x 11”, 382 pp. with full-color illustrations on premium paper. It’s a lovely object.
- Price of $62 includes postage: Amazon to me for signing, and me to you via USPS Media Mail.
- If you’re outside the US, email me (DuranteDianne@gmail.com) and we’ll figure out the international shipping fee.
When the print version of the book is published on 9/15/2026 on Amazon and Ingram, the price will be $62, plus whatever shipping your bookseller charges.
2nd option: PDF for $20
I haven’t been offering pre-publication copies in digital format because I can’t sign a digital copy. But this time, I’m offering a digital copy with the Saint-Gaudens “Striding Liberty” coin on the PDF’s cover image. Cheaper for you, and all the $15 price (less transaction fees) comes to me. On a print copy sold via Amazon for $62, I get only a $5 royalty.
On 9/15/2026, Timeline 1800-1899 will be available as a PDF (non-flowable) from Gumroad, at $20.
How to pay for pre-publication copies
- Paypal: @ddurantewriter
- Tip Jar on this site. On a desktop: look on the right column for “Support my work”, choose “Tip directly on my website”, and set up a one-time payment. On a phone: from the home page, scroll all the way down, past Recent Posts, to reach “Support my work”.
- Venmo, Zelle, checks, etc.: email me for info at DuranteDianne@gmail.com
NOTE: After I receive payment, I’ll contact you to confirm your mailing address. If you don’t hear from me within a day of making payment, please email me so I can check the status of your order: DuranteDianne@gmail.com
Founding Members get thanks!
I am grateful every day to my Founding Members on Substack. They also get my public, printed thanks in the Acknowledgements of Timeline 1800-1899. You can still make that happen if you sign up as a Founding Member before 9/1/2026.
Why get the book if you’ve read the Substack posts?
Timeline 1800-1899 includes the decade-by-decade chapters on the 19th century that I published over the past year (2025-2026) on Substack. But sometimes editing later decades made a gap in earlier decades obvious. Hence I added some entries, as well as tweaking other entries for clarity and precision.
The final book also has material not included in Substack posts: an Introduction, four pages of statistics comparing the world in 1700, 1800, 1900, and 2000, and two appendixes. The 80-page index will be available by 9/15/2026 as a free downloadable PDF on DianneDuranteWriter.com, and will be part of the PDF version.
REMINDER: The deadline for pre-publication signed copies of Timeline 1800-1899 is September 1, 2026.
Revised version of Timeline 1700-1799
A revised version of Timeline 1700-1799 is now available on Amazon and Ingram ($40) and via Gumroad ($15). See the notes at the end of this page.
Post-publication copies
Timeline 1800-1899 will be available from Amazon and Ingram (in print, $62) and Gumroad (as a PDF, $20) in mid-September 2026.
Index to Timeline 1800-1899
The index can be downloaded for free from this page.
More
- For Timeline 1700-1799, see this page.
- Timeline 1900-2021 will be appearing on Substack, one decade at a time, beginning in September or October 2026.