The two words that most folk associate with John Brown are radical abolitionist.
Two simple words that describe a very complicated man. Heroic martyr to some, abominable terrorist to others. He lived 59 years (May 9, 1800 to December 2, 1859), but was only famous for about six.
His abolitionist career was cut short after his raid on Harper's Ferry went poorly. His execution for treason was supervised by none other than General Robert Lee, a man who would himself be named traitor.
But in...
Based on the Rise of the Reds mod for Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour by SWR Productions, this alternatehistory.net-style timline recontextualizes the Generals universe with everything that has happened since the game was originally released in 2003, also expanding on the events of the mod canon and bringing it to what I personally believe is its logical conclusion: nuclear armageddon.
Charlotte Chretien is a high school failure with a long-broken family. Now she's learned her world isn't 'real', it's one of many worlds under threat, and her enemies include the greatest figures of the past. However, she may be able to use said enemies' weapons against them...
Come join a rebellion for the true future!
In southern Westmanland, a man leaves home to fulfil an old oath to a man he never liked.
Two weeks later a teenage girl crawls through a meadow, away from a burning homestead.
This is a story told in the 900s, had the world worked like the old svear knew it did.
Storyline one is now complete, but you can continue reading about our heroines journey down the Rus rivers here: Over the sea and down the rivers Original - Mature - Historic
Update 3/1-23
I did some interesting reading about...