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 ====== Decades of Darkness ====== ====== Decades of Darkness ======
  
-An extremely extensive timeline (some call it more detailed than OTL LOL) created and written by [[offtopic:Jared]]. The early death of the american President [[Thomas Jefferson (Decades of Darkness)|Thomas Jefferson]] leads to the Embargo Act never being repealed. This results in the secession of [[New England (Decades of Darkness)|New England]], and ultimately a rump [[United States of America (Decades of Darkness)|United States]] dominated by slave owners.  +An extremely extensive timeline (some call it more detailed than OTL LOL) created and written by [[offtopic:Jared]]. The early death of the US-American President [[Thomas Jefferson (Decades of Darkness)|Thomas Jefferson]] leads to the Embargo Act never being repealed. This results in the secession of [[New England (Decades of Darkness)|New England]], and ultimately a rump [[United States of America (Decades of Darkness)|United States]] dominated by slave owners.  
  
 Popularity and longevity has led to the timeline winning [[alternate_history:turtledove_awards|Turtledoves]] in 3 separate years.   Popularity and longevity has led to the timeline winning [[alternate_history:turtledove_awards|Turtledoves]] in 3 separate years.  
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 ==== Terminology ==== ==== Terminology ====
  
-A wide variety of machines and technologies in the //Decades of Darkness// world have [[alternate_history/alternate_terminology|different names than in OTL]]. +A wide variety of machines and technologies in the //Decades of Darkness// world have [[alternate_history:alternate_terminology|different names than in OTL]]. 
  
 Airships are important in the North American War and are known as "cloudships". Tanks are "arlacs" (from "**AR**moured **LA**nd **C**ruiser"), cars are "horsts" (a colloquial shortening of "horseless steam car"), and radios/wireless sets are "funks" (from the German word for "spark" and "radio broadcasting"). Submarines are known as "sea wolves".  Airships are important in the North American War and are known as "cloudships". Tanks are "arlacs" (from "**AR**moured **LA**nd **C**ruiser"), cars are "horsts" (a colloquial shortening of "horseless steam car"), and radios/wireless sets are "funks" (from the German word for "spark" and "radio broadcasting"). Submarines are known as "sea wolves". 
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 ==== External Links ==== ==== External Links ====
  
-The timeline is posted on AH.com [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=8170|here]] and also has a dedicated website [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/decadesofdarkness/|here]]. It also has [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/DecadesOfDarkness|an entry at TV Tropes]].+The timeline is posted on AH.com [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=8170|here]] and has a dedicated website [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/decadesofdarkness/|here]]. It also has [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/DecadesOfDarkness|an entry at TV Tropes]].
  
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 +==== Awards ====
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 +At the [[alternate history:2008 winners|2008]] [[alternate history:Turtledove Awards]], the timeline won the **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/attachments/19th-century-png.48219/|"Best 19th Century Timeline"]]** category.
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