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      The Center Cannot Hold

      by Harry Turtledove
      Published
      Jun 2002
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      640
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      American Empire

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      The year is 1924. In the United States, the Socialist Party, led by Hosea Blackford, battles Calvin Coolidge to hold on to the', Powell House in Philadelphia. The Confederate States, victorious in the War of Secession but at last tasting defeat in the Great War, suffer poverty and natural calamity. The Freedom Party promises new strength and pride, but if its chief seizes the reins of power, he may prove a dangerous enemy for the hated U.S.A. By the time the 1920s come to a close, catastrophe will cast a pall across the continent--and in a world of simmering hatreds, shattered lives, and pent-up violence, the center cannot hold. And for a powerful nation, the ultimate shock is yet to come. . . .

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      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

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      Alternative History Fantasy

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      Jul 2003 Del Rey ISBN13 9780345444226 ISBN10 0345444221
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      First Edition Jun 2002 Del Rey ISBN13 9780345444219 ISBN10 0345444213
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      Jan 2009 Recorded Books ISBN10 B001S3VX6I
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