Harry Turtledove: Index > Annotation Articles
There are a few events that HT makes regular reference to within his works, usually taking place before the POD, but nonetheless having great importance to the TL after the POD. A big one is the Treaty of Versailles. Obviously, that matters a great deal in the WWII centered works, and is referenced heavily in HW, WW/Col, and ItPoME. However, the relevance doesn't stretch much beyond "People really didn't like the ToV", but those references are numerous.
Is an article worth doing? It would be a quick summary, and then a literary note saying "It's really important in much of HT's work." See the article on Wales for example. TR 16:27, October 9, 2009 (UTC)
- I'd get behind that. John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry would also qualify. Maybe even Perry's expedition to Japan--We have an article on the man himself, and rightly say he's significant in Worldwar because the US named its first FTL ship after him; but we have a DoI section which amounts to "Someone or other ruminated on Perry's role in history in an idle moment."
- I'm sure we'll be able to think of many more as we push this forward. They could get their own category for sure. Turtle Fan 18:59, October 9, 2009 (UTC)
- I take it then every obscure, single-sentence-only character ever mentioned has an article now that you want to expand into pre-novel/story events? Jelay14 01:34, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
- You can "take" anything, including a hike, if it pleases you.
- There is that option. Turtle Fan 03:24, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
- In the alternative, we could simply link to alternate sources for oft-cited but pre-POD events. TR 01:41, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
- Hmm--How about a quickie article saying for "Treaty of Versailles" saying "The Treaty of Versailles was a peace agreement signed between Germany and the members of the Entente. It has featured prominently in several HT stories. See such-and-such source for details."? Assuming we can find reliable sources for all of them, of course. Turtle Fan 03:24, October 10, 2009 (UTC)