Suggest me a book about a people that start from nothing but become a powerful nation

In That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime we see every step on the founding and growth of the Jura-Tempest Federation.

In Stargate SG-1 we see in great detail how Earth goes from being hopelessly technologically outmatched and weak to being a galactic superpower.

In Destiny’s Crucible we see how the Caedelli go from an isolated and fragmented people- largely ignored by the larger world and considered backwards- to a major player on the world stage.

I want to read stories like these.