The Alternate World of 1929: Three Illustrated Stories of a World Transformed

By Joseph Fortune

The Alternate World of 1929 presents a richly illustrated journey into a future that never was. In this reimagined history, the optimism that followed the end of the First World War carried humanity further than anyone thought possible. Global cooperation, accelerated innovation, and a belief in progress transformed the world within a single decade.

This art book explores three monumental achievements of this alternate 1929:

The Global High-Speed Rail Network - a system of tube-driven trains traveling more than 400 miles per hour, connecting nations in hours instead of days.The First Solo Mission to Mars - a daring expedition launched with 1920s ingenuity, capturing the romance of exploration and the spirit of human resilience.The Water Collection and Distribution System - towering condensation spires harvesting and channeling water to deserts and dry lands, reshaping agriculture and human settlement.

Across more than 80 pages of full-color artwork, maps, and diagrams, each section layers the story of invention, community, and global transformation. From bustling train terminals and futuristic Mars habitats to the glimmering silhouettes of desert water towers, the book captures a world where creativity and collaboration rewrote the course of history.

Designed as if recovered from a parallel timeline, The Alternate World of 1929 is part speculative history, part visual chronicle. It combines the imagination of alternate history with the craft of a finely produced art book, offering readers an experience that feels both familiar and impossibly new.

Epic Foundry Press continues its mission to document imagined worlds through visual storytelling. This volume stands as both a companion to earlier titles and a self-contained archive - an invitation to step into 1929, and see the future as it might have been.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1969944005
• ISBN13: 9781969944000
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Epic Foundry Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.4" x 9.7"