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As with the other stories, the mock excerpt that opens the story reveals a fair amount of this timeline's history. The railroad system came about much earlier because mammoths were used as beasts of burden. Naturally, this technology has pushed other technologies forward, most notably the steam-engine.

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rdf:type	Short Story
rdfs:label	The Iron Elephant
rdfs:comment	As with the other stories, the mock excerpt that opens the story reveals a fair amount of this timeline's history. The railroad system came about much earlier because mammoths were used as beasts of burden. Naturally, this technology has pushed other technologies forward, most notably the steam-engine.
dcterms:subject	Short Stories Works Set in the United States Short Stories First Published in Analog A Different Flesh Stories The Iron Elephant 1986 Works Works Set in the 18th Century
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pub date	May 1986
Series	A Different Flesh
First Appearance	Analog
ImageSize	180(xsd:integer)
Author	Harry Turtledove
Preceded By	"Around the Salt Lick"
Followed By	"Though the Heavens Fall"
Location	United States
abstract	As with the other stories, the mock excerpt that opens the story reveals a fair amount of this timeline's history. The railroad system came about much earlier because mammoths were used as beasts of burden. Naturally, this technology has pushed other technologies forward, most notably the steam-engine. The story appears to be set in what would be the state of Illinois, although that name (an Algonquian word) is never used, as no Native American languages ever existed in this timeline. (For the same reason, the Mississippi River becomes the "New Nile".) It is unclear if this is part of a larger Virginia, or a separate commonwealth. The story is interesting in that it features some inconsistencies with what has been chronicled in the collection. The central character, Prem Chand, reflects that the Federated Commonwealths have been independent for a generation in 1782, suggesting that they'd become independent in the 1760s. However, in subsequent stories, we learn that the Federated Commonwealths became independent in 1738. Another interesting inconsistency is the presence of inventor Richard Trevithick, a historical person who was, in OTL, very important to development of the steam-power. However, Trevithick was a child in 1782. Moreover, Trevithick was born and raised in Britain, whereas in this story he is from Plymouth Commonwealth, i.e. Massachusetts. Admittedly, the course of events in England were dramatically different in this timeline, which probably accounts for this change to the Trevithick family's genetics and migrations.

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