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Line 1: {{work}} This is a work of [[Alternate History]] by writer 037771 of [[~~Alternate History Dot Com~~AlternateHistory.com]], author of [[We'll Meet Again\|Well Meet Again]]. The point of departure is the premature death of Leonard W. Hall in 1959, which opens the way for Nelson Rockefeller to compete with Vice President Richard Nixon to be the Republican Party's 1960 nominee for President of the United States. Rockefeller loses, but he ''does'' manage to land the VP slot under him. The Nixon/Rockefeller ticket manages to squeak out a victory against JFK and LBJ, setting the stage for what would become known in this timeline as the "Shrieking Sixties", altering history not just for the United States but for the whole world. Read it [http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=172453 here]. Line 6: ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== ''All Along the Watchtower'' contains the following tropes: ===~~ * [[Alternate History]]: Duh. * [[Allohistorical Allusion]] Line 13 ⟶ 12: * [[Berlin Wall]]: Averted. * [[The British Invasion]]: Beat-what? "It's all about the Stones" ** In an inversion, [[The Pete Best\|Pete Best]] has the most successful career among the Beatles. * [[Dirty Communists]] * [[For Want of a Nail]]: Most people on the Alternate History Board don't even know who Leonard Hall is. Line 20 ⟶ 19: * [[A Nazi by Any Other Name]]: The Centurions are accused of being fascists by their critics. It's a charge not without truth although, as described by one thread commentator, it's less about ideology and more that the Centurions are a "bunch of generals who are frankly out of their depth." * [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Mixed. Hemingway's alive, but Bob Dylan will never write songs. * [[No Koreans in Japan]]: Averted. The aftermath of a violent anti-Korean race riot in Japan is described at length. * [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: LBJ decides to step down as Senate Majority Leader. * [[Shown Their Work]]: Oh yeah. Line 28 ⟶ 27: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Sandbox (New Media)~~AlternateHistory.com]] ~~[[Category:Alternate History Dot Com]]~~ [[Category:All Along the Watchtower]] [[Category:Literature]] [[Category:New Media]]