The Roaring Twenties also brought women the right the vote in most Western countries. But all was not well. In a time of plenty, not everyone rose and the poor were easy marks for the great orators that preached Socialism and Racism. The Jews were taking their money. The Blacks were lazy. Whoever the others were, they had something that belonged to you. In an era of unprecedented wealth and opportunity, old hatreds burned hot and waited for the time to strike.
The Canopian Sector is a good place. Not as rich as the Pleiadian or Core Worlds Sectors of course, but what is? It’s a nice place though. A frontier sector where people go who want to get away from civilization while still having a link to it if they want something shiny. Laws are pretty basic in most places. No killing, no stealing, and stuff like that. A guy can do whatever he likes out there as long as he don’t frak with the wrong people.
Amber’s resources and operatives helped many communities maintain cohesion when the rest of the West Coast fell into chaos. They banded together, formed their own local governments, and held things together. The largest concentration of linked communities was in southern Oregon and northern California where the people had more in common with each other than with the rest of their States. In time they began to call it the Jeffersonian Federation. The name stuck.
The Roaring Twenties of the Twentieth Century changed everything about America and most of the world too. Increasing prosperity brought about the rise of a powerful middle class that drove unprecedented economic growth. Talking radios and silent movies brought entire nations together. Sports heroes and movie stars became household names through the news reels. Cities built gigantic stadiums for their sports teams and palatial cinemas. It was a time of legends.
For those of you who don’t pilot starships, all stars generate gravitic links through hyperspace with other nearby stars. We normally ride those rivers when traveling because they’re faster than going in open hyperspace. Beacon Stars generate more powerful links with stars further away that are faster to fly on than normal stars. Canopus is a Beacon Star. A powerful one. I’m talking Alpha Centauri-class here. That’s why we named a sector after it.
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