{"product_id":"impossible-histories-hal-johnson-9781250809674","title":"Impossible Histories: The Soviet Republic of Alaska, the United States of Hudsonia, President Charlemagne, and Other Pivotal Moments of Hist","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcross 1400 years and six continents (sorry, Australia), Impossible Histories examines pivotal moments in history from both sides--what happened and what would have happened had things gone differently. The results are by turns strange, hilarious, tragic...and always fascinating. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine a world in which...\u003cbr\u003e- Hitler builds a thousand-year Reich\u003cbr\u003e- Columbus gets driven from the Americas by mounted knights\u003cbr\u003e- Robespierre decapitates Caesar Augustus\u003cbr\u003e- The Inca Empire has an air force\u003cbr\u003e- Jimmy Carter presses the Button \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese brave new worlds are merely our own, familiar world--if something small had happened differently. We're all one elephant away from peace in the Middle East, one knife thrust away from nuclear Armageddon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book examines twenty pivotal moments in history, asks what if?..., and drags the answers kicking and screaming into the light. History--factual and counterfactual has never been so entertaining. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA whirlwind ride through history as it never happened--but could have.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hal Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250809673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250809674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Odd Dot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"Hal Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071337525503,"sku":"9781250809674","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e703f6a-047b-48f6-824d-884c5cbebba1.jpg?v=1685435516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/impossible-histories-hal-johnson-9781250809674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}