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OOC: This idea rose partly from a challenge about ending slavery by 1836 and getting womens’ suffrage by 1876. I can’t promise both; we’ll see how it goes. But, with my love for happier endings, good will come, such as having one besides the old Yahoo group SHWI-ISOT game where Denmark-Norway enters the war on the Coalition side and stays together (thanks to searches for showing how it could work).

I’ll let others take it if I get too busy; as it is, I waited till I felt there would be a lull. I only have Europe figured up to 1820 or so, a bit further in the U.S.. I forget the thread’s location but one suggested the United States could have bought land in exchange for money Mexico could then have used to pay off their debt, as an expansion of the Adams-Onis treaty. I might use that in a unique way toget the U.S. to the West Coast early, but that will actually prevent American from getting too big, as Manifest Destiny will be curtailed (they’re already at the coast and have wondered for a while how they’re going to swallow it all), with other issues causing problems in the 1830s and possibly ‘40s, so it’s likely the U.S. won’t be as big as in OTL. I use mostly narrative, but I have dialogue if an idea really strikes me, like I did in “Sweet Lands of Liberty.”

I use very gradual butterflies, no fast rules on people born after a POD unless it’s impossible - not mathematically but in the “his dad died before he would have been conceived” sense of impossible; like “Up With the Star” IIRC had Hitler in a different role. It’s not the most popular method on these boards, but it’s hard for me to keep up with dozens of fictional characters, though I’m fine with half a dozen or so like when I follow them in “Brotherhood and Baseball.” And, I’m fine with my own characters in books like I’ve written taking place in OTL.

Some things, like Charles Adams, are artistic license but I think possible. I don’t have a lot of resources or time, though Historynet.com has really been a help in a few areas, and I also found really helpful AH.com archive discussions. These threads were on things like the Louisiana Purchase (or lack thereof), Jefferson in ‘96, and the Napoleonic Wars. (The search engine worked well for me, thankfully, though it’s balky.) I’m very thankful for these. I also use Wikipedia, but I did on “Sweet Lands of Liberty,” too, and it went okay.

My method makes it easier to follow “Brotherhood and Baseball,” though many were born before the Chancellorsville POD there. When people who survive because of a shorter Civil War can impact things, they do. Same with “If Baseball Integrated Early,” it’s just more interesting for baseball fans with OTL players. I have other Print On Demand books which are not AH at lulu.com, too; just look in “Author spotlight” once you find the ones I’ve mentioned above..

Those are my books, though.

This is…

Created Equal – Jefferson in 1796
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