Altepehua: Story
Realized I haven't posted about Altepehua in awhile. I'm pretty solid on the plot at this point, so that seems as good as anything to post. I'll save the ins and outs of how the Altepehuan Aztec nation is put together for my presentation on Thursday, as well as (of course) the final atlas. The story you'll find after the jump is the main plot of a chapter in a history textbook (the format for my atlas). For now, I've kept the names we're familiar with (Aztec, Mexico, Sioux), though I intend to use the names these people used for themselves (hooray for find/replace!). In addition to this main body of text (which will require revision for length and tone), the chapter will include maps, insets with little nuggets about Aztec culture/technology, sidebars about the flower wars, a "meanwhile, in Europe" segment, etc. Basically, all those extras that make high school history textbooks so informative, and yet so very ADD.