Burning Ground: Adventure, tragedy, and romance in the early days of Yellowstone (Frontier Time Traveler Book 1)

Description

Pennsylvania, 1971: Graham Davidson is a young man with survivor’s guilt after the death of three siblings.

Estranged from his father and seeking a direction in his life, Graham learns about vision quests from a Crow Indian. He secures seasonal employment in Yellowstone National Park and embarks on a spiritual journey.

Wyoming Territory, 1871: Under a full moon at a sacred thermal area, Graham finds himself in Yellowstone a century earlier—one year before it was established as a national park. He joins the Hayden Expedition which was commissioned to explore the region.

Although a military escort provides protection for the explorers, the cavalry’s notorious lieutenant threatens Graham. His perilous journey through the future park is marred by a horrific tragedy in a geyser basin, a grizzly bear attack, and an encounter with hostile Blackfeet Indians.

Graham falls in love with Makawee, a beautiful Crow woman who serves as a guide. As the expedition nears its conclusion, Graham is faced with an agonizing decision. Does he stay in the previous century with the woman he loves or travel back to the future?

“One of the best novels set in Yellowstone I have read!” —Tamsen Emerson Hert, University of Wyoming Libraries & Yellowstone Historian.

“I thoroughly enjoyed the story! So many things described in Yellowstone ring true.” —Kim Allen Scott, author of Yellowstone Denied.

“I felt as if I were there with the protagonist Graham . . . an excellent novel.” —Brian R. Smith, author of Samworth Books.

“A fun and informative time-travel story into the Old West.” —Bill Markley, author of the Legendary West series.