Hard Cover, 305 pages
Historical Fiction
Acclaim Press
ISBN: 978-1-956027-63-1
A young doctor is suddenly thrust
into a historical era of past Kentucky
Dr. Wyatt Henderson, a young medical physician and a student of Kentucky history, is thrust suddenly into a new and different world of the past. It’s the year 2020 when Henderson is caught in a rainstorm and inadvertently drives into the flooded waters of Otter Creek, a waterway that leads to the pioneer territory of Fort Boonesborough.
His automobile is carried away by the turbulence, crashes into a grove of trees and Henderson is thrown against the windshield and suffers a bloody concussion. The water is rising inside the vehicle as he lapses into unconsciousness.
He awakens inside a crude hut and is cared for by a beautiful young woman and her father. Baffled by his strange
surroundings, he soon learns that he is now in another world - the 1770s.
As he recovers, Henderson finds he must adapt to a time that he has only studied about – the period of frontiersman Daniel Boone, the continuing struggle against the Shawnee Indians and America’s battle for independence.
Henderson and his Otter Creek benefactors and rescuers – Ally and Joel Walker – travel along Boone Trace as they make their way to Boonesborough.
The young doctor discovers he’s living a dream as he meets the Kentucky pioneers he’s only known through books and research. And, to top it off, he attends the court martial of his friend Boone, the historical legend who wins his case against a charge of treason. And, he finds himself in love with Ally Walker, the strong and independent woman who struggles with his conception of being from another world. She wants a commitment, but Henderson is not certain if his future is in the 18th century or in the 21st.
In a surprise conclusion, Henderson and Ally Walker are thrust back into the 21st century and a youngster discovers a remnant that somewhat explains the mysteries of time travel.
You may contact author Ed Ford by email at fordpr2@gmail.com.
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