1) Many of us who like alternate history also like straight-up history, and historical fiction.
2) A lot of ISOTs (including their progenitor, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court) lean towards Western (or specifically USAn) triumphalism. (Anderson's strong sympathy with non-Western and pre-modern cultures may have influenced his attitude.)
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1) Many of us who like alternate history also like straight-up history, and historical fiction.
2) A lot of ISOTs (including their progenitor, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court) lean towards Western (or specifically USAn) triumphalism. (Anderson's strong sympathy with non-Western and pre-modern cultures may have influenced his attitude.)
FWIW.