Look to the West: Thread III, Volume IV (Tottenham Nil)!
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No problem.
I feel sometimes I should expand the characterisation of these characters who mostly just appear to make witty quotes, like Jethro Carter, Philip Bulkeley and Giovanni Tressino.
Fantastic work, and absolutely beautifully written.
Tip of the hat to you, Thande.
Tip of the hat to you, Thande.
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Thank you.Fantastic work, and absolutely beautifully written.
Tip of the hat to you, Thande.
What exactly do you mean by this - the election results, how they voted on Whipple's proposition, what?
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I tend to leave the election results as vague as possible in the narrative and then Vosem and I can work out how they fall on the map later.
Yeah, that's why I was specifically asking for them by Confederation rather than the full detailed breakdown, as that has much more impact and would require much less work. But I understand if you don't want to give any more details till you've worked them out in full. (Presumably the Patriots were strongest in New York and Virginia, and weakest in New England).
I will ask how the other Convention members were elected though.
Also, did the Carolinan delegation literally walk out, or just rise from their seats?
Three of the Virginia delegation are said to have left with them, but they all seem to have remained in the chamber.
I will ask how the other Convention members were elected though.
Also, did the Carolinan delegation literally walk out, or just rise from their seats?
Three of the Virginia delegation are said to have left with them, but they all seem to have remained in the chamber.
I believe they were leaving when the mess broke out. It was in a very large space, so it would take a while for them all to file out.
So it happens at last, the secession of Carolina, in a suitably dramatic fashion. Very interesting.
And in relation to something called "the Sunrise War", which is a suitably ominous name.
Once again, a country is torn up because of politicians being stupid and stubborn.
Now, bring on the war, already, we want to see what happens. How convoluted will this war be, I wonder.
Oh, and election map, please, when you are ready.
Now, bring on the war, already, we want to see what happens. How convoluted will this war be, I wonder.
Oh, and election map, please, when you are ready.
Hmmm... looks more like the politicians reflect the stubbornness of their voters... like so often IOTL, we blame the politicians, but they're only the reflection of our own vices.Once again, a country is torn up because of politicians being stupid and stubborn.
Yes, I've been working out results seat-by-seat for the past few elections -- but what with AP exams a few weeks ago, finals now, and the graduations of some of my closest friends I've found it difficult to find time for it. I'm about halfway through 1844, and I won't get to the election of 1848 in this post until I finish that. Then Thande usually changes a few things around so it fits the storyline better and posts the lovely maps you can find in this thread (the most recent one, for the 1840 election, you can find on page 52 of this thread). I promise you in time I'll send Thande what I can come up with.
As for the update itself, classic filmish LTTW with long-foreshadowed secessions brought on by politicians stabbing each other. What caught my eye in the update were the Russians that normally took the side of the northern-Confederation Americans in California -- will the long eye of the Russo-Lithuanian Pacific Company (which already owns much of modern-day British Columbia) start looking further down the Pacific coast? Could they ally with the ENA?
EDIT: Another thing that jumped out at me, what sort of businessman is Belteshazzar Wragg? Is he a wealthy slave dealer/plantation owner, or does his wealth have nothing to do with the peculiar institution? How is he connected with the extreme elements in the Carolinian General Assembly?
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