Richard Harry & Dreyfuss Turtledove

What if there had been no Declaration of Independence & war. Only fair book.

America, 1996, but not our America. RAM Bushell lives in a version of America that proves that the more things change, the more they stay the same. America did not break away from England in this time line but is an important part of the UK. But there are always people who want to break things…. And you don’t always know people as well as you think you do. Strong characters, viable version of this time line, good plot. Would like to see more of it.

Very interesting.

I give the concept higher marks than the excecution, but I read this quite some time ago and it has cemented a place in my mind where the West Coast, airships and rail could/have should have been more important in the development of the Americas!