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Time in Yellowstone #1
Repeating History
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One moment in 1959 Chuck McManis is strolling the geyser boardwalks in Yellowstone National Park, and the next an earthquake plunges him back more than eighty years into the wilderness and his family’s past – to become the great-grandfather he’d idolized since he was a boy. Nobody’d ever told Chuck, a college dropout and self-described failure, that the stories about his hero were fabrications from start to finish. That he’d need instructions for sheer survival. Or lessons in escaping from Indians. He does know he can’t abandon Eliza Byrne, the woman who saved his life. By the time they struggle back to civilization, 1870s style, Chuck has discovered courage and competence he never knew he possessed, not to mention happiness he didn’t believe existed. Then comes the risk, and the opportunity, to fulfill the legacy he’d left for himself the last time around, and he must face decisions he never wanted to make, that could cause him to lose not only his own life, and Eliza's, but to kill those he loved in his future before they ever had a chance to live.
One moment in 1959 Chuck McManis is strolling the geyser boardwalks in Yellowstone National Park, and the next an earthquake plunges him back more than eighty years into the wilderness and his family’s past – to become the great-grandfather he’d idolized since he was a boy. Nobody’d ever told Chuck, a college dropout and self-described failure, that the stories about his hero were fabrications from start to finish. That he’d need instructions for sheer survival. Or lessons in escaping from Indians. He does know he can’t abandon Eliza Byrne, the woman who saved his life. By the time they struggle back to civilization, 1870s style, Chuck has discovered courage and competence he never knew he possessed, not to mention happiness he didn’t believe existed. Then comes the risk, and the opportunity, to fulfill the legacy he’d left for himself the last time around, and he must face decisions he never wanted to make, that could cause him to lose not only his own life, and Eliza's, but to kill those he loved in his future before they ever had a chance to live.
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M.M. Justus
9 books10 followersI am fascinated by the possibilities of what if. The memories of place that some people call ghosts, the mobius effect of time travel. You won’t find vampires or werewolves here. Or horror. I am more interested in the potential effects of the fantastic on normal folks, and in inserting it into well-researched historical events, populated mostly by people who really lived.
My favorite period is the not-so-distant past of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and my favorite place, the one that draws me back over and over again, is Yellowstone National Park. Ten years ago, on a three-month cross-country adventure, I spent five days in Yellowstone, wandering the geyser basins waiting for things to go off. Watching my first-ever eruption of Grand Geyser, five lovely bursts 150-200 feet high, I suddenly thought, now wouldn’t that make a terrific time travel device. Other places and events have struck me in similar ways, and this is the basis for the stories I tell. I hope you will enjoy them.
My favorite period is the not-so-distant past of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and my favorite place, the one that draws me back over and over again, is Yellowstone National Park. Ten years ago, on a three-month cross-country adventure, I spent five days in Yellowstone, wandering the geyser basins waiting for things to go off. Watching my first-ever eruption of Grand Geyser, five lovely bursts 150-200 feet high, I suddenly thought, now wouldn’t that make a terrific time travel device. Other places and events have struck me in similar ways, and this is the basis for the stories I tell. I hope you will enjoy them.
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December 22, 2012
I had to wait to read Repeating History until I'd gotten a Kindle, but it was definitely worth the wait! If you haven't read this well-written book yet, I highly recommend it. It has history, romance, suspense, and horses. Chuck/Charley McManus, the first-person narrator, is a plucky, likable young man who finds himself in an unbelievable and tough situation, but with humor, grit, and tenacity he not only comes to terms with where he lands, he really finds himself. In a plot where a 20th-century character is catapulted back into the 19th, I had no trouble suspending my disbelief, at all! The plot and dialog flow naturally. The author's use of Yellowstone Park as a setting complemented perfectly a story where plot twists erupt unexpectedly. I loved the historical accuracy and detail, the characters, the wry humor, the writing style, and the locations. I hope we see more of Charley; you want to travel with him for the ride.
September 16, 2015
The first half of this book is thrilling and brilliant and suspenseful and gripping. Chuck is lost and found, dumb and smart, clever and stupid. I love the character. Eliza and Anna are charming and sassy and delightful. Watching the three of them dance around each other and deal with outside threats from Chuck’s perspective made me race through the book to find out what happens.
Then I hit the second half. At that point, the tale becomes a rather straightforward sweet romance with little of the suspense or excitement of the first half. The characters, which remained well done, keep it from flopping. I wish the tension in the second half lived up to the tension in the first half, yet I still enjoyed reading about Chuck’s dumbassery and the complications of daily life in the 1870s.
The historical aspect was clearly well and thoroughly researched. Minor details struck me as something one would have to delve to discover, and the setting is immersive. I felt like I’d been transported to Yellowstone and Helena and the various other places.
I recommend this book for people who like post-Civil War era historical romance.
Then I hit the second half. At that point, the tale becomes a rather straightforward sweet romance with little of the suspense or excitement of the first half. The characters, which remained well done, keep it from flopping. I wish the tension in the second half lived up to the tension in the first half, yet I still enjoyed reading about Chuck’s dumbassery and the complications of daily life in the 1870s.
The historical aspect was clearly well and thoroughly researched. Minor details struck me as something one would have to delve to discover, and the setting is immersive. I felt like I’d been transported to Yellowstone and Helena and the various other places.
I recommend this book for people who like post-Civil War era historical romance.
July 19, 2016
[Repeating History] by [M.M. Justus] was an engaging trip through the wilds of Yellowstone. The point of view used gave a unique twist to the story that increased the readers engagement. The knowledge that Justus shows of Yellowstone is apparent throughout the books and allows the reader to feel they are actually there with the characters experiencing the story.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves history, nature, or just a plain well told story. I am looking forward to reading [True Gold]
I recommend this book to anyone who loves history, nature, or just a plain well told story. I am looking forward to reading [True Gold]
February 19, 2014
Fun historical fiction set in an era about which I knew little. The time travel portion added an extra element to the portion of the story set in the past. I enjoyed watching the hero cope with the culture shock. Read this one out of sequence, as I read "True Gold", the sequel first. However, the two books are only very loosely linked, and the sequence really didn't make much difference, in my opinion.
September 2, 2014
Good story about time transfer. Including Yellowstone Park. Very different thread or traveling back in time.
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