My name is Mike J Nagle. I have been creating political maps of the world related to the 1632/Ring of Fire series since December, 2016. Some of the maps show the political situation at the Time of the Ring of Fire; that is, on May 25, 1631. These maps are historically accurate for the Original […]
Why Airships Make Sense for France/Spain/England And why they make NO sense for the USE or The Airship FAQ v1.2 By Charles Prael Quite a few people (myself included) have brought up the question of “why doesn’t Grantville/the USE/etc. build airships?” This essay is an attempt to answer that question – as well as the […]
Recommended reading order for the 1632 series (aka the Ring of Fire series) By Eric Flint Updated from January 21, 2016 Skip to the Flowchart Whenever someone asks me “what’s the right order?” for reading the 1632 series, I’m always tempted to respond: “I have no idea. What’s the right order for studying the Thirty […]
Grantville has a public library, and each of the schools (high, middle, and elementary) has its own library. These libraries are modeled on those of Mannington, West Virginia, and if you can prove that one of the Mannington’s libraries had a particular book before May 2000, then Ed Board will assume that the comparable library […]
These photos show the shelves in the science and technology section of the Mannington Middle School Library (Dewey 500s and 600s). Each thumbnail links to a page showing a larger picture of the bookcase and a tabular listing of the books in the picture. Photos by Iver Cooper. Iver Cooper, the photographer and editor for […]
The population of Europe is one of those things on which BAW doesn’t really have much influence. The only way to figure out the political alliances is by reading 1632 and 1633. There is not a “monolithic” opposition, by any means — and a number of wild cards. The United States of Europe as it […]
From: “Virginia DeMarce” <virginiademarce@yahoo.com> Date: Mon Sep 23, 2002 5:24:24 PM US/Pacific Subject: Darlene, Jenny, and the whole Pilcher menage Here are Darlene and Jenny’s maiden/married names, along with an overview of: The Pilcher Menage Keith is short, stocky but not overweight, going bald on top, with the remaining hair a straight dishwater blond. He […]
6 Fri 08/19/05 03:10:09 PM PICT3450Original Image photo by Iver Cooper photo analysis by John Bogan photo analysis by John Bogan Shelf Place Author Title na 1 Editor unknown The New York Public Library Science Desk Reference na 2 Unidentifiable Unidentifiable na 3 Unidentifiable Unidentifiable na 4 Branley, Franklyn M. Mysteries of Outer Space na […]
Topic: Re: Buttons — Immediate Practical Advice (327 of 561), Read 140 times Conf: Dixon’s Vixen From: Virginia DeMarce Date: Saturday, March 16, 2002 09:34 AM For the time being, until you learn fitting, for casual shirts, both Land’s End and Old Pueblo Traders have lines of cotton knit polo shirts (the one from Pueblo […]
Franconia (as a whole) Section 1. Outside the NewUS but inside the CPE: Brandenburg-Ansbach (Lutheran) (At the partition of 1541, 689 square miles; about 110,000 people) Brandenburg-Kulmbach-Bayreuth (Lutheran) (At the partition of 1541, about 660 square miles; about 80,000 people) Nuernberg (Lutheran, about 40,000 in 1600) Just before the outbreak of the 30 Years War, […]