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MIKE RESNICK THE ROOSEVELT DISPATCHES * Mike Resnick's story, "The Roosevelt Dispatches," is the first of the War of the Worlds stories mentioned in the editorial. In Wells' novel, the Martians land in England. Wells deals with Europe, ever so slightly, but never examines what happens tn the rest of the world: * Mike, whose Roosevelt stories have become classics in the alternate history field, puts the Martians in contact with one of the last century's most enterprising men, a far-ranging intellect who never saw a puzzle he didn't want to solve. One Theodore Roosevelt, freedom fighter, big game hunter, and future President of the-United States. * Excerpt from the Diary of Theodore Roosevelt (Volume 23): * July 9, 1898: Shot and killed a most unusual beast this afternoon. Letters of inquiry go off tomorrow to the various museums to see which of them would like the mounted specimen once I have finished studying it. Tropical rain continues unabated. Many of the men are down with influenza, and in the case of poor Westmore it looks like we shall lose him to pneumonia before the week is out. Still awaiting orders, now that
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