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American Epochs #2
Time Underground
Two boys cross a fallow field on bare, calloused feet, following the North Star. Slave catchers spread across the sleeping countryside, holding taut leashes and lanterns. A bloodhound howls and a shotgun blast cuts the air. The catchers converge on their prey to clamp them back into chains…
Back safely in her own time after time traveling to 1780 to spoil a scheme to destroy the American Revolution, Kristi Connors finds a history tracing her family to 1843…and discovers her ancestors were slaves! Her great-great-grandfather and his younger brother escaped from their plantation and traveled north along the Underground Railroad. But her great-great-uncle, a boy of only eight years, was captured by slave catchers and disappeared into history.
Meanwhile, her former classmate Ty Jordan, voluntarily left behind in 1780, struggles to understand post-revolutionary America. The people of the infant country celebrate their hard-fought freedom with balls, fairs, and crisp, new flags flying from every flagpole. But when slave ships on the Philadelphia wharf fly the same stars and stripes, Ty wonders how “free” the country really is.
Time travel with Kristi and Ty to the American South in 1858, just three years before the slavery question boils into a bloody war. Can they save Kristi’s grandfather and uncle and guide them safely to Canada? Or will Kristi be caught and condemned to chains?
Back safely in her own time after time traveling to 1780 to spoil a scheme to destroy the American Revolution, Kristi Connors finds a history tracing her family to 1843…and discovers her ancestors were slaves! Her great-great-grandfather and his younger brother escaped from their plantation and traveled north along the Underground Railroad. But her great-great-uncle, a boy of only eight years, was captured by slave catchers and disappeared into history.
Meanwhile, her former classmate Ty Jordan, voluntarily left behind in 1780, struggles to understand post-revolutionary America. The people of the infant country celebrate their hard-fought freedom with balls, fairs, and crisp, new flags flying from every flagpole. But when slave ships on the Philadelphia wharf fly the same stars and stripes, Ty wonders how “free” the country really is.
Time travel with Kristi and Ty to the American South in 1858, just three years before the slavery question boils into a bloody war. Can they save Kristi’s grandfather and uncle and guide them safely to Canada? Or will Kristi be caught and condemned to chains?
188 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2015
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About the author
Todd McClimans
4 books16 followersTodd McClimans is an elementary school principal and former fifth grade teacher. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Creative Writing and Elementary Education and master’s degrees in Creative writing and Educational Leadership.
Todd lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and three young children. A self-styled history buff and fantasy nerd, Todd first became interested in writing about American history when teaching his fifth graders the riveting stories of patriots and their struggle for independence during the Revolutionary War. He aims to bring history to life for young readers by writing stories with a careful mixture of historical fact and fantastical story-telling with characters to which children can relate.
Outside of his duties as principal, husband, father, and writer, Todd spends his free time (as sparse as it may be) reading, running, and riding his bike. He is an avid reader of anything fantasy and lists his current favorite authors (a list that is never exhaustive) as Lois Lowry, J.K. Rowlings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, David McCollugh, and George R.R. Martin.
Todd lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and three young children. A self-styled history buff and fantasy nerd, Todd first became interested in writing about American history when teaching his fifth graders the riveting stories of patriots and their struggle for independence during the Revolutionary War. He aims to bring history to life for young readers by writing stories with a careful mixture of historical fact and fantastical story-telling with characters to which children can relate.
Outside of his duties as principal, husband, father, and writer, Todd spends his free time (as sparse as it may be) reading, running, and riding his bike. He is an avid reader of anything fantasy and lists his current favorite authors (a list that is never exhaustive) as Lois Lowry, J.K. Rowlings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, David McCollugh, and George R.R. Martin.
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September 19, 2015
*Takes a deep breath* I had a lot of fun reading this second installment in the American Epochs series ( I think) This book was great! Can't wait for Time To Heal!
October 17, 2016
Well written historical fiction fantasy involving teens who time travel to the pre-civil war era to help two slaves escape and end up in trouble themselves.
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