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A 1995 [[Alternate History]] novel by [[Harry Turtledove]] and Richard Dreyfuss (the actor), set in a world where a peaceful resolution was found to what in our world would become [[The American Revolution|the American War of Independence]]. Essentially, the result was that the American colonies never left the dominion of the British Empire, later fusing together with Canada and the rest of what-would-have-been the United States to form the North American Union.
In this world, the titular "Two Georges" is a painting by Thomas Gainsborough commemorating the meeting between George Washington and King George III which ensured this peaceful resolution, and has come to be a potent symbol of unity between the United Kingdom and the North American Union. Which makes it a bit unfortunate when the "Sons of Liberty", a terrorist organisation demanding the separation of all ties between the UK and the NAU, manage to steal it. It's up to Colonel Thomas Bushell, the police officer in charge of protecting the painting, to recover it before it is destroyed -- and in doing so, to expose and thwart their true plans.
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* [[The Alcoholic]]: Bushell has trouble controlling his scotch intake.
* [[Allohistorical Allusion]]: Turtledove loves this trope, so naturally there's lots. Some examples include:
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** [[John F. Kennedy]] is a newspaper publisher with anti-British sympathies.
** Martin Luther King is the Governor General of the NAU.
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* [[Utopia]]: Played with; in many ways, the world of the NAU is a lot nicer than the world we live in -- it's a lot more relaxed, peaceful and tolerant in many ways -- but it's not without it's issues either.
* [[Zeppelins from Another World]]: Airplanes are around, but they're mainly for military use and the potential for them as a form of civilian transport is generally disdained; who needs to get anywhere that fast?
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