I'm not sure it would be so dramatic; we're talking big amounts of wealth relative a pretty small population (they were some of the only settled hunter-gatherers, but hunter-gatherers nonetheless), and most of that gets consumed in the transfer. Still, yes, there are a lot of small...
The Aururian Diaspora reaches the North American West Coast? Radical.
How well will Aururian crops spread? Are wattles resistant to cold and humidity enough to do well in the in the Northwest? The Palouse country, Snake River Valley, and Columbia Gorge lowlands are some of the most fertile...
In modern times (POD later than 1500 or so), what would it take for there to be at least one major ethnic group in Continental Europe that traces its ancestry to immigrants from England, Wales, Scotland, or Ireland, speaks English or a Celtic tongue (or a modified creole dialect of the host...
Good to see this back, Thande.
What's happening to the Maori? How's their little empire-building going, and what surprising places are they connecting with?
What about the East Indies? The UPSA has been in the Phillippines a few years, are they becoming a trade nuisance in China and the...
Ooh, a splendid last couple of updates to end the Volume on. So the Meridian hold over the Philippines turns into economic hegemony in Island Asia turns into Societist Combination? Tantalizing.
By the way, what language is generally spoken by Guyanese at this point? They were still a Dutch trading post, essentially, minus the direct link to the Netherlands, correct? Or has Spanish supplanted Dutch as a common language across the region? Then again, Portuguese is spoken across much of...
Wow, that was unexpected. Are the Caribbean provinces of Carolina part of the Kingdom?
Also, are Spanish and Portuguese being spoken more and more in Carolina due to the presence of Meridian "allies"? I'd imagine that Spanish at the very least is making a comeback in Cuba and Hispaniola.
Not to mention fuel for the Supremacist fire, so to speak. I have a feeling that the northern Confederations are going to take a decidedly nasty turn ideologically.
I'm still fuzzy about the territorial outcome of the war. The ENA and New Spain are apparently both getting slices of...
More and more interesting. We haven't heard much about Louisiana and France in a while. I'm interested in what the ripples of the GAW in Europe look like; not to mention whatever new developments are happening in Italy, Germany, Spain and France that might lead to fronts in all those countries...
Goddamn that's obnoxious.
Sweet update Thande! Watson's incredible submersible invention is sure to revolutionize not only naval warfare but Carolina's national mythos. Amazing how quickly an occupational war will turn into the breeding ground for revanchist stories...
I'm guessing the...
I somewhat agree. I really enjoyed this update focusing on alt-historiography, but I've been a bit disappointed by Thande's focus on ideological developments and parliamentary back-and-forths. This kind of detail is what makes LTTW unique and interesting, but it's simply not as interesting to...
I think you're overestimating how interested 19th century explorers and pioneers would be in founding their fort in the center of the Puget Sound- there are multitudes of more pressing strategic needs to be met first. Not to mention that there is no way they could anticipate modern suburban...
Interesting. I've always been under the impression that Tacoma makes the most logical harbor on the Sound, although I know that Anacortes at one point vied for being the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad.