Zach Anderson

NGL, as a former Okie, this shocked me a bit.

Also, it looks like he’s planning on….rotating….the Lincoln Memorial?

This makes such good sense. Being from OK but now living in OR, and having friends here that are from deep in the Midwest, we always have this argument of where Oklahoma fits - I grew up near OKC which is RIGHT ON THE LINE and I never felt like “Southern” fit, but Midwest doesn’t fit well either 🤣

DINOTOPIA!!! Man that’s a fun throwback. Those books were wonderful.

Presence was the first TD novel I read, and it retains a special place in my heart.
Steele was a fun piece too, and I just read Powerless a few weeks ago and loved the way it went.

Practicing with Inkscape: Classroom-style poster showing the expansion of the USA in Washington Burns. Special thanks to @ynot1989.bsky.social for the basemap. #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap

Washington Burns 1874 election map & wiki box, with Horace Littlefield (F, NY) beating out Austin Campbell (D, PT), and Preston McCleary (R, FL). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap

Washington Burns TL - The Littlefield Presidency | 1875-1881 Thursday, March 4th, 1875, was a watershed moment for the United States. It marked the first time in nearly 16 years that someone other than a Democrat occupied Washington House - signaling the true e...

Littlefield's election in '74 marked the end of the post-war era. The first Federalist POTUS since the 1830s, he was known as the "traveling president," touring the USA by rail for the centennial, and going to Canada in 1880. His VP was also the first black man to hold that office #alternatehistory

Washington Burns 1868 election map & wiki box, with John P. Quincy (D, MO) beating out Victor Roland (F, CT), and Orville Kent (R, JE). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap

Washington Burns TL - The Kinder Presidency | 1873-1875 Had it not been for the fact that he was the first American vice president to assume the presidency after his predecessor had resigned, Bradley Kinder would likely be one of the least remembered presi...

After the scandals of the John P. Quincy, Bradley Kinder's short time in office was what the country needed it to be: forgettable. He oversaw the admission of a new Western state, continued to encourage westward settlement, and quickly bowed out of the 1874 race before it started. #alternatehistory

Washington Burns TL - The Quincy Presidency | 1869-1873 John P. Quincy took the oath of office on Thursday, March 4th, 1869, in front of a crowd of thousands that had gathered in front of the Congress Hall to see the transition of power from Hugo Brandt, t...

John P. Quincy entered Washington House in 1869 with high hopes, viewed as a continuation of the successful Brandt Presidency. The early days were good, with the end of Reconstruction and the completion of the transcontinental railroad. But by the end: scandal & disgrace. #AlternateHistory

As always, Sean nailed this map for the WB project. Was great to bring the city of Franklin, which is at the heart of the Washington Burns world, to life. #alternatehistory #maps

Washington Burns TL - The Brandt Presidency | 1863-1869 Hugo Brandt, born in 1812 to newly arrived German immigrants in Ohio, grew up in the shadow of Franklin. His father, a stonemason by trade, helped build the Congress Hall in the 1820s. Brandt became a...

In 1863, Hugo Brandt became the first president under the new Constitution. He worked to reunite the country, expanded civil rights, opened the West to homesteaders, established Lakota Territory, pushed railroads—and named Abraham Lincoln to the Supreme Court. #AlternateHistory

Washington Burns 1862 election map & wiki box, with Hugo Brandt (D, OH) beating out Ulysses Portman (F, ME), and Peter Doyle (R, VA). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap

Washington Burns TL - Part 4 - The Election of 1862 In the early months of 1862, most of the focus in Franklin was not on the upcoming election. Instead, all eyes seemed glued to the debates in Congress over Secretary Powell’s recovery proposals. First...

It's 1862, and the USA prepares for its first post-war election, with Brandt running for a full official term. The new constitution is fully implemented, Oregon joins the Union, and the country grapples with how much punishment is appropriate for the South. #alternatehistory

While the delegates worked on a new post-war constitution, the rest of the country began the long process of rebuilding, with Acting President Brandt and his cabinet proposing bold new reforms for reconstruction. #alternatehistory

"We, the People of the United States, in the firm pursuit of liberty, justice, and equality for all men, do...establish this Constitution to secure the Union, provide for the equal protection of the laws, and ensure the blessings of freedom and self-government for...our posterity" #alternatehistory

At the 1861 gathering in Philadelphia, 484 delegates from 25 states debated the future of the republic and how it would be structured. On May 15th, the convention adopted the new constitution and sent it out for ratification, with a slew of new reforms. #alternatehistory

This amazing map shows the political divisions of the United States by the end of the War Between the States - a much messier situation than our OTL Civil War. #alternatehistory

Washington Burns TL - Part 1 - The Call for Convention 1,308 days later, peace returned to America—at least, that's how history remembers it. Once Hawthorne surrendered in Atlanta, the battles were over, and the two Northern governments were triumphant in...

From October 17th, 1860, up through the election and inauguration of the next President in 1863, America was in flux, a period that historians from this alternate refer to as "The Interregnum." Central to this period would be the demand for constitutional overhaul. #alternatehistory

Washington Burns TL - North Triumphant | 1860 As 1860 began, with the British preparing to send more men and ships and sending officers to confer with Confederal and Free State officials about a coordinated effort, the final straw that would ulti...

1860 - The Slaver Union falls, and the War Between the States ends. The real question remains: what will the peace ultimately look like? #alternatehistory

Came for the maps, stayed for your take on current events.

OMG that would be epic! And man, such an easy sell. Of all the AH stuff I've ever tried to explain to non-AH friends, it's such an easy concept to grasp, while also not being cliche like anything with WWII or the CW. Frankly, a much less muddled plot than High Castle, too.

Honestly, such a fun series! Recently did a re-read. Of all his works, I think this could be such a fun TV series adaptation. Obviously, the TL-191 series would be too, but this would likely grab more attention, I think.

Washington Burns TL - The Fight Goes South | 1859 As the winter snows began to thaw in early 1859, the armies across the now disunited states prepared for action, their leaders all believing they had crafted the strategy to end the war before the yea...

In 1859, the tone of the war shifts. The two northern rebel groups plan on liberating Franklin and New York City, and by year's end, the British had been dragged into the fight against the "old Union." Hawthorne's days seem numbered. #alternatehistory

Washington Burns TL - The Free States | 1858 As 1858 began, any pretense that the United States was not in the middle of a civil war rapidly evaporated. In the New England states, leaders of the new Confederation of American States worked tirele...

In 1858, the War Between the States escalated: Northerners outside New England were appalled by Hawthorne's heavy-handedness, and by the end of the year, 10 more states had seceded, forming the separate Free State Alliance. Hawthorne flees to Atlanta, with Ohio now hostile. #alternatehistory

Washington Burns TL - The Crisis | 1857 While James Hawthorne made preparations to transition from caretaker president to duly elected president, including a significant shuffle in the cabinet to replace most of Lee’s appointees with men mo...

Hawthorne's 1857 crackdown on the abolitionists in New England triggers "The Crisis," and by year's end, Boston and New York City have been shelled by the Union Navy, and secession has begun. #alternatehistory

Washington Burns TL - Hawthorne's First Year | 1856 James Hawthorne was sworn in at Washington House in a private ceremony mere hours after Robert Lee passed, with only a handful of people present: Chief Justice Arnold Kemp, Secretary of State Colin Po...

James Hawthorne becomes the 13th US president in the Washington Burns TL. His unabashedly pro-slaver stance and his heavy-handedness on so-called "abolitionist-radicals" puts the nation on the precipice of violence. #alternatehistory

Washington Burns 1850 election map & wiki box, with Robert Lee (R, VA) beating out Hiram Calloway (D, IL), Jacob North (F, PA), and Tim Goodman (LIB, NY). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap

Washington Burns TL - The Lee Presidency | 1851-1856 After twelve years, the Republicans had returned to Washington House. Robert Lee was the first president since James Madison to be from Virginia. At a moment when the issue of slavery was becoming mor...

Robert Lee, the 12th president in the Washington Burns TL, entered Washington House vowing to keep the Union together—but instead lit the spark that would ignite civil war. From court battles over slavery to Southern infrastructure booms, his presidency shaped a nation on edge. #alternatehistory