What if the United States failed in the early 20th century and Persia rose? Fascinating short SciFi story from a century ago.

Short future history novel from John Ames Mitchell (1845–1918). First published in 1889, it is the fictional journal of Persian admiral Khan-Li, who in the year 2951 rediscovers North America by sailing across the Atlantic.

https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-last-american-1889

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