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1901 (novel)
''1901'' is an alternate history novel by Robert Conroy. It was the first novel by Conroy, a retired business and economic Michigan professor. It was first published in hardcover by Lyford Books in June 1995; a Science Fiction Book Club edition followed in August of the same year and then a paperback edition from Presidio Press in 2004. The novel depicts a fictitious German invasion of the United States in 1901, shortly after William McKinley begins his second term as US President. The plot is based on an actual diplomatic crisis that nearly brought the United States and the German Empire into war during the early 20th century. Conroy was inspired by the publication of the actual German invasion plans. Plot In 1901, the United States is still basking in its victory in the Spanish–American War only three years earlier. However, the US Army is small, and its only large forces occupying the newly-won possessions of the Philippines and Cuba. German Kaiser Wilhelm II, tries to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Conroy
Joseph Robert Conroy (August 24, 1938 – December 30, 2014) was an author of alternate history novels. Life After he got an MBA, Conroy was a professor at Macomb Community College and taught business and economic history. Following his early retirement, Conroy first became interested in alternate history after studying recently discovered Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United States by Kaiser Wilhelm II, which formed the basis for his first novel, ''1901''. He then wrote other alternative history novels during his semiretirement. Married for over 40 years, he had one daughter and two grandchildren. On December 30, 2014, Conroy died from cancer. Bibliography Novels * ''1901'' (1995), , his first novel, deals with an Imperial German invasion of Long Island when William McKinley is President. * ''1862'' (2006), , is based on what might have happened had the United Kingdom entered into the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy after an actual inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |