A Young Adult Historical Fiction novel. Patrick, Teddy, and Chuck have a history report due. Little do they know they are about to experience that history themselves. The boys travel back in time and encounter Tennessee legend Samuel Handly.--Perhaps Zadock's silence meant he was on a potty break, or he had fallen asleep, or maybe he was having his gears oiled. I always wondered about his identity. Could he be an alien broadcasting from somewhere out on another planet, a man from our future, or a computerized robot with no heart? Was he a physicist in one of the space facilities in our very own neighborhood? After he let us stew for awhile, he finally made a small attempt to appease us. "Relax, boys. You have witnessed a part of the making of this nation. I hope you can appreciate the bravery and the sacrifices of the frontiersmen. Do not dismiss the bravery of the Indians. No harm has come to you. Your bravery has been outstanding. I am proud of you.""'Proud of us?'" I asked, not really expecting an answer. Proud of us! That did not sound like an alien from another galaxy. Zadock did seem to care we knew this history. That was all I could come up with from these reality exercises. But why could he not have accomplished his goal without throwing us out into such dangerous situations? I couldn't figure him out. --