[Subjectivist]

http://youtu.be/zPsLB11POtQ

A movie coming out his summer, an alternate history where George Washington dies in battle and the Revolt is crushed by the British Empire.

I am really interested in AH stories, after all. Like writing them myself, so. Think this will be a fascinating movie to see.

[Plantagenet]

George Washington was an incredibly important historical personage not only for the US but for the entire world. I saw an exhibit about him at the Smithsonian in DC some years ago. He was an amazing soldier and played leading roles in both the French and Indian war and the Revolution. He was also the wealthiest man in the American colonies---Washington is the original 1% You wouldn't expect someone who had done so well under the colonial system to risk all he had to make a revolution, but Washington did exactly that.

Even more amazing than his military exploits is the role he played after the revolution in guiding the US towards becoming a Republic. His personal example in stepping down from the presidency after two terms set an example of peaceful transfer of power from president to president that started our great Republic on its long voyage through history.

[Subjectivist]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Subjectivist', 'h')ttp://youtu.be/zPsLB11POtQ

A movie coming out his summer, an alternate history where George Washington dies in battle and the Revolt is crushed by the British Empire.

I am really interested in AH stories, after all. Like writing them myself, so. Think this will be a fascinating movie to see.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Subjectivist', 'h')ttp://youtu.be/zPsLB11POtQ

A movie coming out his summer, an alternate history where George Washington dies in battle and the Revolt is crushed by the British Empire.

I am really interested in AH stories, after all. Like writing them myself, so. Think this will be a fascinating movie to see.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Subjectivist', 'T')he Guns Of The South by Harry Turtledove about the US Civil War.

[Loki]

When I think of counterfactual historical fiction I think of The Man in the High Castle by Phillip Dick (Axis won WWII and split the US between Japan and Nazi Germany). Been on my list for a while, but I read maybe one novel every 3-5 years so the backlog is deep. 99.9% of my reading is non-fiction.

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '
')AH like Alt History? Never read any. I like Alt Future stories like 'Blade Runner' and '2012' Can you recommend AH?

[Subjectivist]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Subjectivist', 'T')he Guns Of The South by Harry Turtledove about the US Civil War.

[Subjectivist]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'T')hanks for all the tips. I once tried Dick's High Castle and gave up, though Androids Sheep is one of my favorites. The book was an early ecological novel I read decades ago. I remember Dekkard escaping into the country and coming across what he thought was an actual living animal, a frog I think? Alas, it turned out to be a robotic animal also. It's battery compartment door popped open.

[ROCKMAN]

A site for AH fans: http://www.alternatehistory.com/discuss ... hp?t=11093
And yes: there is still occasional urban legend chatter that Texas still holds the right to withdraw from the US if it so chooses. Last time there was serious rhetoric thrown around was several decades ago when Texas industries were being shut down because "our" NG was being shipped to Yankeeland. Even some comments about the governor blowing up pipelines at the state border.

For instance: Second Republic of Texas (Balkanization of North America)

Capital Austin
Largest city Houston
Language English and Spanish
President Rockman (made that part up myself)
Independence March 3 1873
Currency Texan dollar

Texas was originally part of Mexico until The Mexican-Yankee War. It then became a Yankee state until the 1860s when they merged with the CSA. In1868 Texas rejoined The Yankees. Most Texans didn't care one way or the other and just went with their leaders. Texans were fairly unhappy with both governments and thus were created into an independent nation in 1873.

History of The Second Republic of Texas: Texas claimed that parts of Confederate Sequoyah Territory conquered by Yankees in The First Confederate-Yankee War was part of the Republic. Texas built up an army and when The Confederacy admitted Sequoyah as a state in 1879 including the disputed areas Texas declares war on the CSA. The Confederates refused to give Texas the disputed area, Texas refused to give the Confederacy the disputed area so a war was inevitable. Texas was given the whole of Sequoyah by the CSA to end the of war so as to prepare for an invasion of the USA.

So who knows what the future might bring. But if you're so disposed a line can form to the right for those who wish to get a jump on that new brave world and kiss my *ss now. LOL.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Subjectivist', 'Y')es I wrote a novella

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Submariner-L ... 00A9WGKEO/

The print version is crazy expensive because it was a small print run, but the kindle version is about 3 bucks.

[Subjectivist]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '.') From I what I read on Amazon reviews, The World Inside seems pretty depressing, you get thrown down the shute if you complain. Also out of date--the woman stay home and get "topped" by any guy, while the guys go out "night walking" and get any girl. People are willing to stay locked up in the Urban Monoliths? That's crazy.