A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
|
|
|
A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics | |
|
July 07, 2008American Revolution Nonexistence What-If?Matt Yglesias suggested maybe the nation'd be better off if the American Revolution hadn't happened. As it happens, there's a well-thought-out book on that very topic: "The Two Georges," by Turtledove and Dreyfus. I strongly recommend it. It also has a fun mystery and good characters. Things begin to go differently in that timeline when George III gets serious about negotiation instead of going through the cycle of increasing violence that our timeline saw. I prefer our timeline because the Two Georges suggested the resulting overwhelming British success would mostly be a fine place to live, but less dynamic than our timeline, which seems right to me, since we gave the British Empire valuable competition. Travel was slower, for example. Of course, American Indians and Blacks might prefer the world of the Two Georges. Posted by Jon Kay at July 7, 2008 02:02 AMComments
I haven't read too many alternative history books because, to be frank, I found them a bit boring , or the alternative history not too well thought out. Too often alt hist has been used as a plot device because the basic story just sucks. I highly recommend each one. Posted by: Marcus at July 7, 2008 08:38 PMI'm weird - alternate history floats my particular boat. It's a hobby for me. Please post a comment
|
Archives
July 2008
June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003
Recent Entries
Thomas Disch Committed Suicide
!!Obamarcons!! American Revolution Nonexistence What-If? Conservative Blogger Own Goal July 4: Gasbag Edition Independent Open Thread: Whatcha Doing This Weekend? Long Tail Controversy and Explanations Canadian Human Rights Commission No, Slavery Wasn't Competive With Free Labor Back online
|
