Zach Anderson
@zepzach889.bsky.social
Teacher. Dabbler in #alternatehistory
My AH project is Washington Burns. The US lost the War of 1812, relocated its capital inland to the Ohio River, and many, many changes followed.
Okie transplant in the PNW. Lefty
My AH project is Washington Burns. The US lost the War of 1812, relocated its capital inland to the Ohio River, and many, many changes followed.
Okie transplant in the PNW. Lefty
Practicing with Inkscape: Classroom-style poster showing the expansion of the USA in Washington Burns. Special thanks to @ynot1989.bsky.social for the basemap. #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
August 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Practicing with Inkscape: Classroom-style poster showing the expansion of the USA in Washington Burns. Special thanks to @ynot1989.bsky.social for the basemap. #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
Washington Burns 1874 election map & wiki box, with Horace Littlefield (F, NY) beating out Austin Campbell (D, PT), and Preston McCleary (R, FL). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
August 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Washington Burns 1874 election map & wiki box, with Horace Littlefield (F, NY) beating out Austin Campbell (D, PT), and Preston McCleary (R, FL). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
Littlefield's election in '74 marked the end of the post-war era. The first Federalist POTUS since the 1830s, he was known as the "traveling president," touring the USA by rail for the centennial, and going to Canada in 1880. His VP was also the first black man to hold that office #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - The Littlefield Presidency | 1875-1881
Thursday, March 4th, 1875, was a watershed moment for the United States. It marked the first time in nearly 16 years that someone other than a Democrat occupied Washington House - signaling the true e...
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August 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Littlefield's election in '74 marked the end of the post-war era. The first Federalist POTUS since the 1830s, he was known as the "traveling president," touring the USA by rail for the centennial, and going to Canada in 1880. His VP was also the first black man to hold that office #alternatehistory
Washington Burns 1868 election map & wiki box, with John P. Quincy (D, MO) beating out Victor Roland (F, CT), and Orville Kent (R, JE). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
August 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Washington Burns 1868 election map & wiki box, with John P. Quincy (D, MO) beating out Victor Roland (F, CT), and Orville Kent (R, JE). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
After the scandals of the John P. Quincy, Bradley Kinder's short time in office was what the country needed it to be: forgettable. He oversaw the admission of a new Western state, continued to encourage westward settlement, and quickly bowed out of the 1874 race before it started. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - The Kinder Presidency | 1873-1875
Had it not been for the fact that he was the first American vice president to assume the presidency after his predecessor had resigned, Bradley Kinder would likely be one of the least remembered presi...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
After the scandals of the John P. Quincy, Bradley Kinder's short time in office was what the country needed it to be: forgettable. He oversaw the admission of a new Western state, continued to encourage westward settlement, and quickly bowed out of the 1874 race before it started. #alternatehistory
John P. Quincy entered Washington House in 1869 with high hopes, viewed as a continuation of the successful Brandt Presidency. The early days were good, with the end of Reconstruction and the completion of the transcontinental railroad. But by the end: scandal & disgrace. #AlternateHistory
Washington Burns TL - The Quincy Presidency | 1869-1873
John P. Quincy took the oath of office on Thursday, March 4th, 1869, in front of a crowd of thousands that had gathered in front of the Congress Hall to see the transition of power from Hugo Brandt, t...
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July 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
John P. Quincy entered Washington House in 1869 with high hopes, viewed as a continuation of the successful Brandt Presidency. The early days were good, with the end of Reconstruction and the completion of the transcontinental railroad. But by the end: scandal & disgrace. #AlternateHistory
As always, Sean nailed this map for the WB project. Was great to bring the city of Franklin, which is at the heart of the Washington Burns world, to life. #alternatehistory #maps
Recently commissioned map of the second capital of the Untied States: Franklin DW from @zepzach889.bsky.social 's "Washington Burns" #alternatehistory project.
June 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
As always, Sean nailed this map for the WB project. Was great to bring the city of Franklin, which is at the heart of the Washington Burns world, to life. #alternatehistory #maps
In 1863, Hugo Brandt became the first president under the new Constitution. He worked to reunite the country, expanded civil rights, opened the West to homesteaders, established Lakota Territory, pushed railroads—and named Abraham Lincoln to the Supreme Court. #AlternateHistory
Washington Burns TL - The Brandt Presidency | 1863-1869
Hugo Brandt, born in 1812 to newly arrived German immigrants in Ohio, grew up in the shadow of Franklin. His father, a stonemason by trade, helped build the Congress Hall in the 1820s. Brandt became a...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
In 1863, Hugo Brandt became the first president under the new Constitution. He worked to reunite the country, expanded civil rights, opened the West to homesteaders, established Lakota Territory, pushed railroads—and named Abraham Lincoln to the Supreme Court. #AlternateHistory
Washington Burns 1862 election map & wiki box, with Hugo Brandt (D, OH) beating out Ulysses Portman (F, ME), and Peter Doyle (R, VA). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
May 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Washington Burns 1862 election map & wiki box, with Hugo Brandt (D, OH) beating out Ulysses Portman (F, ME), and Peter Doyle (R, VA). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
It's 1862, and the USA prepares for its first post-war election, with Brandt running for a full official term. The new constitution is fully implemented, Oregon joins the Union, and the country grapples with how much punishment is appropriate for the South. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - Part 4 - The Election of 1862
In the early months of 1862, most of the focus in Franklin was not on the upcoming election. Instead, all eyes seemed glued to the debates in Congress over Secretary Powell’s recovery proposals. First...
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May 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It's 1862, and the USA prepares for its first post-war election, with Brandt running for a full official term. The new constitution is fully implemented, Oregon joins the Union, and the country grapples with how much punishment is appropriate for the South. #alternatehistory
While the delegates worked on a new post-war constitution, the rest of the country began the long process of rebuilding, with Acting President Brandt and his cabinet proposing bold new reforms for reconstruction. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - Part 3 - Meanwhile, in the rest of the USA...
As the politicians gathered in Philadelphia to draft the new Constitution, the rest of the country grappled with the immense task of rebuilding. The economy was in chaos. The war's final months saw th...
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May 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
While the delegates worked on a new post-war constitution, the rest of the country began the long process of rebuilding, with Acting President Brandt and his cabinet proposing bold new reforms for reconstruction. #alternatehistory
"We, the People of the United States, in the firm pursuit of liberty, justice, and equality for all men, do...establish this Constitution to secure the Union, provide for the equal protection of the laws, and ensure the blessings of freedom and self-government for...our posterity" #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - 1861 Constitution of the United States
Author's note: this is the full text of the constitution approved by the Second Constitutional Convention, held from March 4th to May 15th, 1861, in the Merchant's Exchange Building in Philadelphia, P...
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May 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"We, the People of the United States, in the firm pursuit of liberty, justice, and equality for all men, do...establish this Constitution to secure the Union, provide for the equal protection of the laws, and ensure the blessings of freedom and self-government for...our posterity" #alternatehistory
At the 1861 gathering in Philadelphia, 484 delegates from 25 states debated the future of the republic and how it would be structured. On May 15th, the convention adopted the new constitution and sent it out for ratification, with a slew of new reforms. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - Part 2 - Debates and Ratification
Charles Sumner, a delegate from Massachusetts and chairman of the Executive Committee, presented a joint report from the Legislative and Executives Committees on March 29th, 1861, rapidly becoming the...
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May 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
At the 1861 gathering in Philadelphia, 484 delegates from 25 states debated the future of the republic and how it would be structured. On May 15th, the convention adopted the new constitution and sent it out for ratification, with a slew of new reforms. #alternatehistory
This amazing map shows the political divisions of the United States by the end of the War Between the States - a much messier situation than our OTL Civil War. #alternatehistory
The latest map commissioned by zepzach889 for his "Washington Burns" project, which you can also read about and be a part of the discussion over on AH.
May 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This amazing map shows the political divisions of the United States by the end of the War Between the States - a much messier situation than our OTL Civil War. #alternatehistory
From October 17th, 1860, up through the election and inauguration of the next President in 1863, America was in flux, a period that historians from this alternate refer to as "The Interregnum." Central to this period would be the demand for constitutional overhaul. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - Part 1 - The Call for Convention
1,308 days later, peace returned to America—at least, that's how history remembers it. Once Hawthorne surrendered in Atlanta, the battles were over, and the two Northern governments were triumphant in...
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May 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
From October 17th, 1860, up through the election and inauguration of the next President in 1863, America was in flux, a period that historians from this alternate refer to as "The Interregnum." Central to this period would be the demand for constitutional overhaul. #alternatehistory
1860 - The Slaver Union falls, and the War Between the States ends. The real question remains: what will the peace ultimately look like? #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - North Triumphant | 1860
As 1860 began, with the British preparing to send more men and ships and sending officers to confer with Confederal and Free State officials about a coordinated effort, the final straw that would ulti...
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May 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
1860 - The Slaver Union falls, and the War Between the States ends. The real question remains: what will the peace ultimately look like? #alternatehistory
In 1859, the tone of the war shifts. The two northern rebel groups plan on liberating Franklin and New York City, and by year's end, the British had been dragged into the fight against the "old Union." Hawthorne's days seem numbered. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - The Fight Goes South | 1859
As the winter snows began to thaw in early 1859, the armies across the now disunited states prepared for action, their leaders all believing they had crafted the strategy to end the war before the yea...
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May 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In 1859, the tone of the war shifts. The two northern rebel groups plan on liberating Franklin and New York City, and by year's end, the British had been dragged into the fight against the "old Union." Hawthorne's days seem numbered. #alternatehistory
In 1858, the War Between the States escalated: Northerners outside New England were appalled by Hawthorne's heavy-handedness, and by the end of the year, 10 more states had seceded, forming the separate Free State Alliance. Hawthorne flees to Atlanta, with Ohio now hostile. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - The Free States | 1858
As 1858 began, any pretense that the United States was not in the middle of a civil war rapidly evaporated. In the New England states, leaders of the new Confederation of American States worked tirele...
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May 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In 1858, the War Between the States escalated: Northerners outside New England were appalled by Hawthorne's heavy-handedness, and by the end of the year, 10 more states had seceded, forming the separate Free State Alliance. Hawthorne flees to Atlanta, with Ohio now hostile. #alternatehistory
Hawthorne's 1857 crackdown on the abolitionists in New England triggers "The Crisis," and by year's end, Boston and New York City have been shelled by the Union Navy, and secession has begun. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - The Crisis | 1857
While James Hawthorne made preparations to transition from caretaker president to duly elected president, including a significant shuffle in the cabinet to replace most of Lee’s appointees with men mo...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Hawthorne's 1857 crackdown on the abolitionists in New England triggers "The Crisis," and by year's end, Boston and New York City have been shelled by the Union Navy, and secession has begun. #alternatehistory
James Hawthorne becomes the 13th US president in the Washington Burns TL. His unabashedly pro-slaver stance and his heavy-handedness on so-called "abolitionist-radicals" puts the nation on the precipice of violence. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - Hawthorne's First Year | 1856
James Hawthorne was sworn in at Washington House in a private ceremony mere hours after Robert Lee passed, with only a handful of people present: Chief Justice Arnold Kemp, Secretary of State Colin Po...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
James Hawthorne becomes the 13th US president in the Washington Burns TL. His unabashedly pro-slaver stance and his heavy-handedness on so-called "abolitionist-radicals" puts the nation on the precipice of violence. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns 1850 election map & wiki box, with Robert Lee (R, VA) beating out Hiram Calloway (D, IL), Jacob North (F, PA), and Tim Goodman (LIB, NY). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
April 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Washington Burns 1850 election map & wiki box, with Robert Lee (R, VA) beating out Hiram Calloway (D, IL), Jacob North (F, PA), and Tim Goodman (LIB, NY). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
Robert Lee, the 12th president in the Washington Burns TL, entered Washington House vowing to keep the Union together—but instead lit the spark that would ignite civil war. From court battles over slavery to Southern infrastructure booms, his presidency shaped a nation on edge. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - The Lee Presidency | 1851-1856
After twelve years, the Republicans had returned to Washington House. Robert Lee was the first president since James Madison to be from Virginia. At a moment when the issue of slavery was becoming mor...
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April 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Robert Lee, the 12th president in the Washington Burns TL, entered Washington House vowing to keep the Union together—but instead lit the spark that would ignite civil war. From court battles over slavery to Southern infrastructure booms, his presidency shaped a nation on edge. #alternatehistory
Map of North America in the Washington Burns TL after the 1848 Boston Accords, which established the modern boundaries of the continent. #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
April 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Map of North America in the Washington Burns TL after the 1848 Boston Accords, which established the modern boundaries of the continent. #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
Washington Burns 1844 election map & wiki box, with Wilbur Haines (D, KY) beating out William Rutherford (R, VA) and Victor Lang (F, RI). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
April 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Washington Burns 1844 election map & wiki box, with Wilbur Haines (D, KY) beating out William Rutherford (R, VA) and Victor Lang (F, RI). #alternatehistory #alternatehistorymap
Wilbur Haines, 11th President of the United States in the Washington Burns TL, led the nation into war with Imperial Mexico and laid the groundwork for the Boston "Border" Accords of 1848. His presidency deepened the slavery crisis—and lit the long fuse to civil war. #alternatehistory
Washington Burns TL - The Haines Presidency | 1845-1851
When Wilbur Haines took office, the United States was still a little over a decade away from civil war. But most historians agree that the troubles that would lead the country down that road really be...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Wilbur Haines, 11th President of the United States in the Washington Burns TL, led the nation into war with Imperial Mexico and laid the groundwork for the Boston "Border" Accords of 1848. His presidency deepened the slavery crisis—and lit the long fuse to civil war. #alternatehistory