Hallo! I see you've stumbled onto my humble little AAR. Welcome.
First and foremost I must thank those who showed me the ropes of creating one of these monumental projects: Boris Ze Spider, Tanzhang, Brandenburg III, Tommy4ever, Lusen, Alexspeed, badger_ken and TekcoR. Without them, this would not have been possible.
If you're still reading, this AAR will be pretty straightforward, I'll explain what happened in my playthrough by quoting fictional works from this alternate history, biographies and such, but the main body of the work will come from James Richard Powell's 1957 book:
Foreword
Historians have many differing views on when America began its rise to power. Some place it as early as the declaration of independence, or the end of the Revolutionary War. Some place it as late as the end of the Civil War, but most historians have settled on 1836 and America’s intervention in the Texan struggle for independence. Thus this book too shall start with that fateful year.
The United States of America, circa. 1836
Chapter One
Destined for Greatness
In 1836, none of the European powers would have guessed that America would one day be pushing them around. The nation was large, but empty, with a population of only 16.5 million, most of them farmers.
US cencus for 1835
The government was run by the Democratic Party, backed by a universally conservative upper house, though Liberals had recently been more active in their aspirations to government, almost getting one of their number into congress in 1835.
Congress and political structure of the United States, January 1836
Industrially speaking, the United States was weak, nowhere near the levels of Britain and other European Powers.
The military was also small, only just more capable than neighboring Mexico’s, much less Britain’s American Colonial Force (ACF).
However, things were about to change. On January 1st 1836, the Mexican colony of Texas declared its independence. The United States of America saw an opportunity…
First and foremost I must thank those who showed me the ropes of creating one of these monumental projects: Boris Ze Spider, Tanzhang, Brandenburg III, Tommy4ever, Lusen, Alexspeed, badger_ken and TekcoR. Without them, this would not have been possible.
If you're still reading, this AAR will be pretty straightforward, I'll explain what happened in my playthrough by quoting fictional works from this alternate history, biographies and such, but the main body of the work will come from James Richard Powell's 1957 book:
Spreading the Eagle’s Wings
The Birth of the American Superpower
Contents
[post=11792707]Foreword and Chapter One[/post]
[post=11796502]Chapter Two[/post]
[post=11809083]Chapter Three[/post]
[post=11815660]Chapter Four[/post]
[post=11826366]Chapter Five[/post]
[post=11832865]Chapter Six[/post]
[post=11843116]Chapter Seven[/post]
[post=11850077]Chapter Eight[/post]
[post=11861231]Chapter Nine[/post]
[post=11869624]Chapter Ten[/post]
[post=11881434]Chapter Eleven[/post]
[post=11889817]Chapter Twelve[/post]
[post=11903853]Chapter Thirteen[/post]
[post=11912893]Chapter Fourteen[/post]
[post=11926058]Chapter Fifteen[/post]
[post=11932392]Chapter Sixteen[/post]
[post=11942092]Chapter Seventeen[/post]
[post=11944981]Chapter Eighteen[/post]
Further Reading
[post=11816112]Diaz's Diary[/post]
[post=11826372]The Two Andrews[/post]
[post=11833188]Mexico 1848-1900[/post]
[post=11900311]Snow-Blind[/post]
[post=11932842]War is Hell[/post]
[post=11942216]The End of it All[/post]
Further Reading (Beyond '36)
[post=12010154]Foreword to Beyond '36[/post]
[post=12010160]The Foundations of a War[/post]
[post=12013913]Clarification of Austro-Hungarian Government[/post]
[post=12013996]Stage One[/post]
[post=12023608]Stage Two[/post]
[post=12034855]Stage Three[/post]
[post=12060691]Stage Four[/post]
[post=12081519]Copenhagen[/post]
[post=12161863]China, 1952-1957[/post]
[post=12241747]Revolution, Liberty and Culture: The 1960's[/post]
[post=12319591]The President and Victor Charlie[/post]
[post=12668701]The Death of the Dream[/post]
The Birth of the American Superpower
Contents
[post=11792707]Foreword and Chapter One[/post]
[post=11796502]Chapter Two[/post]
[post=11809083]Chapter Three[/post]
[post=11815660]Chapter Four[/post]
[post=11826366]Chapter Five[/post]
[post=11832865]Chapter Six[/post]
[post=11843116]Chapter Seven[/post]
[post=11850077]Chapter Eight[/post]
[post=11861231]Chapter Nine[/post]
[post=11869624]Chapter Ten[/post]
[post=11881434]Chapter Eleven[/post]
[post=11889817]Chapter Twelve[/post]
[post=11903853]Chapter Thirteen[/post]
[post=11912893]Chapter Fourteen[/post]
[post=11926058]Chapter Fifteen[/post]
[post=11932392]Chapter Sixteen[/post]
[post=11942092]Chapter Seventeen[/post]
[post=11944981]Chapter Eighteen[/post]
Further Reading
[post=11816112]Diaz's Diary[/post]
[post=11826372]The Two Andrews[/post]
[post=11833188]Mexico 1848-1900[/post]
[post=11900311]Snow-Blind[/post]
[post=11932842]War is Hell[/post]
[post=11942216]The End of it All[/post]
Further Reading (Beyond '36)
[post=12010154]Foreword to Beyond '36[/post]
[post=12010160]The Foundations of a War[/post]
[post=12013913]Clarification of Austro-Hungarian Government[/post]
[post=12013996]Stage One[/post]
[post=12023608]Stage Two[/post]
[post=12034855]Stage Three[/post]
[post=12060691]Stage Four[/post]
[post=12081519]Copenhagen[/post]
[post=12161863]China, 1952-1957[/post]
[post=12241747]Revolution, Liberty and Culture: The 1960's[/post]
[post=12319591]The President and Victor Charlie[/post]
[post=12668701]The Death of the Dream[/post]
Foreword
Historians have many differing views on when America began its rise to power. Some place it as early as the declaration of independence, or the end of the Revolutionary War. Some place it as late as the end of the Civil War, but most historians have settled on 1836 and America’s intervention in the Texan struggle for independence. Thus this book too shall start with that fateful year.
The United States of America, circa. 1836
Chapter One
Destined for Greatness
In 1836, none of the European powers would have guessed that America would one day be pushing them around. The nation was large, but empty, with a population of only 16.5 million, most of them farmers.
US cencus for 1835
The government was run by the Democratic Party, backed by a universally conservative upper house, though Liberals had recently been more active in their aspirations to government, almost getting one of their number into congress in 1835.
Congress and political structure of the United States, January 1836
Industrially speaking, the United States was weak, nowhere near the levels of Britain and other European Powers.
The military was also small, only just more capable than neighboring Mexico’s, much less Britain’s American Colonial Force (ACF).
However, things were about to change. On January 1st 1836, the Mexican colony of Texas declared its independence. The United States of America saw an opportunity…
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