Category: Alternate Histories
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Book Review A Comparison of Cowley’s “What If?” Trilogy vs. Ferguson’s “Virtual History”
The reviewed collections, Cowley’s “What If?” trilogy and Ferguson’s “Virtual History,” offer distinct approaches to counterfactual history, enhancing critical thinking skills for advanced students in history education.
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What If: The Failed Constitutional Convention and the Birth of Three American Republics
The summer of 1787 marked a failed Constitutional Convention, leading to the fragmentation of the thirteen colonies into three distinct republics, each aligned with European powers.
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The Butterfly Effect: How Single Moments Can Reshape History
An Introduction to Alternative Histories and the Power of Contingency History, we’re often told, is written by the victors. But what if history could have been written entirely differently? What if a single artillery shell had found a different target, a papal encyclical had used stronger language, or a diplomatic cable had arrived an hour…
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