Dive into the world of alternate history, exploring 17 fascinating and imaginative fictional countries that could have ...

went on to found a global empire rather than toiling in historical obscurity. Nathaniel Hawthorne of The Scarlet Letter fame wrote the first alternate history short story in 1845. Hawthorne wrote ...

Samuel Arbesman explores the detail and delights of maps that plot alternative worlds ... yet arises from an entirely parallel history to our own: Imagining global democracy if the Nazis were ...

Key Point: Despite ambitions of becoming a global colonial empire ... When it comes to alternative history, the Second World War is king. Dozens of books and wargames suggest how history would ...

$35 Global history is very much the fashion ... Overviews on international trends alternate with illuminating, memorable anecdotes. “Empire of Cotton” starts by describing cotton cultivation ...

In particular, we need to confront the incomplete, self-serving history that underpins it. That “history” looks a lot like a genre of speculative fiction called “alternate history” that ...

The way the U.S. global empire developed to be the most powerful empire in history is encapsulated ... Along with a Few Thoughts About an Alternative. Theodore Roosevelt, president from 1900-09 ...

Alternate history writing looks at "what if" scenarios; What if the Soviet Union won the Cold War? What if the Roman Empire never fell? It's not just interesting escapism; it also allows readers ...

The agricultural roots of global empire Through the history of the U.S. the vast lands of the west offered a safety valve to reduce the pressures of growing eastern populations. Writes Williams ...