Crucial Coincidence , A Young Doctor Reaches Through Time to Save a Life - Morton, John
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Ted Jacobs, a young staff physician on duty in the ER of a regional hospital in Laramie, Wyoming, has heard some strange stories in his time. But when a dying Native American gunshot victim tells of being wounded by white settlers in wagons and having to escape a pack of wolves by crawling through a spirit opening in the back of a cave, Ted's instincts lead him to look for that opening. With the help of fellow members of a local spelunkers club, Ted goes in search of the mysterious opening. Their search takes them through a time portal to the early nineteenth century on the Oregon Trail, where…mehr

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Ted Jacobs, a young staff physician on duty in the ER of a regional hospital in Laramie, Wyoming, has heard some strange stories in his time. But when a dying Native American gunshot victim tells of being wounded by white settlers in wagons and having to escape a pack of wolves by crawling through a spirit opening in the back of a cave, Ted's instincts lead him to look for that opening. With the help of fellow members of a local spelunkers club, Ted goes in search of the mysterious opening. Their search takes them through a time portal to the early nineteenth century on the Oregon Trail, where they are vital to the survival of three adolescents. Based on a story partially written by his mother that was discovered after her death, author John Morton skillfully weaves a time-shifting adventure with genuine human emotion that will fulfill readers young and old. John Morton is a semi-retired engineer in the power generation industry. He lives in a rural area on the Cumberland Plateau in East Tennessee with several children and grandchildren nearby.
Autorenporträt
John Morton has participated in ten Winter Olympic Games as anathlete, a coach, the biathlon team leader, chief of course or, more recently,enthusiastic U.S. biathlon team fan. He has attended scores of nationalchampionships, world championships, biathlon world cup competitions,and the World University Games.After 11 years as head coach of Men's Skiing at Dartmouth College,he wrote Don't Look Back, a comprehensive guide to cross-country skiracing. In 1998, he published A Medal of Honor, a novel about the WinterOlympics. In 2020 he published Celebrate Winter, a collection of stories andcommentaries related to skiing and the Winter Olympics. He was acommentator for Vermont Public Radio and a monthly columnist forVermont Sports Today (a monthly, regional newspaper) for almost twodecades. His articles on the outdoors have appeared in more than twodozen publications.Morton is also the founder of Morton Trails, and has spent the past 33years designing nearly 260 recreational trails and competition venuesacross the country. Recent projects include design of a world classbiathlon facility in Brillion, WI; design of a Nordic competition venue atBogus Basin, ID; reconfiguration of trails for Dartmouth College inHanover, NH, and Holderness School in Plymouth, NH, to accommodatesnowmaking and lights, as well as several trail networks for private landowners in the Northeast.