The Alternate World of 1929

Three Illustrated Stories of a World Transformed

Joseph Fortune

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Epic Foundry Press
24 September 2025

Art Treatments & Subjects; Science fiction; Fantasy; General & world history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

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.

By: Joseph Fortune
Imprint: Epic Foundry Press
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9781969944000
ISBN 10: 1969944005
Pages: 86
Publication Date: 24 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph Fortune is the collective creative signature of Epic Foundry Press, an independent publisher dedicated to richly illustrated alternate histories and imagined worlds. Each title blends human storytelling with visual design, reimagining moments in history through a vivid, visual lens.Epic Foundry Press titles include The Roman Empire Above, Silicon Valley Reimagined, The Alternate World of 1929, and July 2029: Destinations Beyond Earth, as well as the humor series Epic Moments in History.Books from Epic Foundry Press are available worldwide, with more previews and updates shared under the hashtag #efpbooks.