(As Originally Posted on CF.net)
Hey Everyone,
As a Canadian interested in alternate history, I have often been forced to look beyond the spectre of my own nation's history for points of divergence. As a young country characterized by gradual change not revolutions, Canada does not lend itself easily to the ambitions of a counter-factual historian such as myself.
Nevertheless, there are certain events which buck the trend present in Canadian History. Perhaps the most recent major event can be found in John Deifenbaker's cancelling of the Avro Arrow project in the late 1950's. This timeline will focus on a Point of Divergence over a century earlier, and yet one universally known by Canadians.
The figure of Isaac Brock, Saviour of Upper Canada still stands tall in Canadian culture to this day. Idolized by those literate in Canadian history, there remains to this day a profound regret surrounding Brock's death at the Battle of Queenston Heights.
A nagging question remains, "What if..."
Much to my surprise, in my 8 years of engaging in Alternate History, I have yet to find an adequate response to this question. So, in light of that, I set about to fill that gap with this timeline, aptly titled "Brock Lives". In addition to providing a blow by blow account of this altered war of 1812, I hope to extend the work beyond and examine the rammifications upon not only Canada, but America, Native Americans, and the world in General.
To accomplish this I have engaged in a great deal of research based heavily upon Canadian Historian Pierre Berton's works "The Invasion of Canada" and "Flames Across the Border" both of which I heartily recommend to any interested in the conflict. I can only hope you, the readers of this timeline enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed writing it.
Without further ado...
Brock Lives