William Campbell is a modern, middle-aged business man who lives
in upstate South Carolina along with his wife Linda. William is an
average man who feels he has not left his mark on the world. A student
of history and an avid reader, he has often wondered how the South would
have fared at the end of the American Civil War had Abraham Lincoln
been allowed to serve out the rest of his second term and prevent the
damaging effects of reconstruction to the Southern states and how that
has affected race relations ever since.
After having a
particularly bad day at the office, William takes a walk to clear his
mind, and subsequently suffers a massive heart attack and blacks out. He
awakens to a large crowd of people trying to help him as he lies in the
street. He is confused by the dress and manner of these people, and as
he is being examined by the local doctor, comes to the uneasy
realization that he has been transported back to 1865. As the reality of
this sinks in, he realizes that he has been given a golden opportunity
to prevent the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Over the next
three months, William takes a harrowing journey north, at times by
himself, and other times assisted by all manner of people. It is a
journey of self-discovery and peril, testing the very limits of what he
can endure to complete his mission.
As William travels on foot,
by wagon, and train, he comes into contact with a population that has
been impacted by four years of war. He is soon given the precious gift
of a few days in Washington to plan out how he will prevent the
assassination. During this time, he becomes emboldened by his prospects,
and even though he wants to make it back to his family, he knows that
he can’t fail in his mission.
The rest, as they say, is history...or is it?
~Amazon Customer Review~
When
an ordinary man is transported to the past in an isekai-like manner (as
we wonder if he's really dead???), he grasps for purpose and meaning in
his odd situation, with no prospects at finding a way home.
In a
concise setup that put me in mind of Stephen King's 11/22/63, William
makes it his mission to stop the assassination of Lincoln. After all,
he's the only one who possibly can!
The story was a fun cat and
mouse chase up through New England as William sacrifices his health,
relative modern innocence, and time to beat John Wilkes Booth to that
fated moment of murder, with suspicious agents of the South's military
hot on his trail.
Packed with intriguing historical details and a
fresh perspective on what it really might have been like during the
Civil War, this is a great read for fans of historical time travel
fantasies!
Ratings
Drug content: None
Violence: Non-graphic battle, but suspense with danger.
Adult content: PG
Language: No cursing,
Religious or Moral: Moral...determination and purpose, sacrifice, responsibility and courage.
Links
Amazon
https://books2read.com/u/3LdgRw
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