This was an alternative history book set mostly in the early 1900s in what we know as the US and Canada but in this book things are quite different. It was a fairly good read even though I didn't read its predecessors. I am going to defer to the description found a the web site listed here for a much better description.http://www.scifidimensionscom/Nov02/c...ISBN - 0-345-44421-3, Alternative History, Pages - 547, Print Size - R, Rating - 4 All books reviewed are from the library or purchased by the reviewer.