David Griffiths is an excellent author if you're not afraid of math.

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quantum-Mechanics-David-...

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Electrodynamics-4e-David...

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Elementary-Particles-Dav...

I had to use Griffith's book, and he certainly didn't follow the historical approach. He writes out Schrodinger's equation on the first page, before moving on to "simple" examples (the infinite well). The hydrogen atom is covered after a 100 pages or so.

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Quantum-Mechanics-David-G...

I love Griffith's informal style, and I'd recommend the book. Familiarity with PDEs and harmonic oscillation would be the only necessary prerequisites I can think of.