I've always wondered, who was the first? Some things are intuitive. For example, at some point, someone decided that if they wanted to kill an antelope for meat, it might be easier if they made something to throw, and there came the spear. Eventually, someone else decided that spears might be more effective if they put stone heads on them. But other things must have been more difficult. Who was the first to determine that cinchona bark could be an effective treatment for malaria? Does it seen likely that someone tasted it, and said "Wow, this stuff is so bitter I'll bet it will help with the fevers!" That doesn't seem possible. That discovery would probably have resulted from much trial and error, and not a little bit of accidental luck. Or could it have been something else? Was someone helping? Evan is a prompter. It is his job to travel back in time to help with cultural advances. He's given the training that he needs, dialed into a time and a place, and sent with a mission. As he says early in the story, he's the ideal candidate for this type of work, because he's able to fade into the background, do his job, avoid any kinds of interpersonal relationships, and then, having completed his assignment, pop back to the present. He never expected to fall in love.
Author: Stephen Gilbert Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Published: 07/01/2016 Pages: 242 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.72lbs Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.51d ISBN: 9781500907648
About the Author Stephen Gilbert was born in 1950 in Santa Cruz, California. He graduated from college at the University of California in San Diego, and then experienced a varied career, working as a house painter, moving on to retail management, and then commissioned sales, and then teaching at the elementary level. He retired as an elementary school principal. He always enjoyed reading and dabbled with writing from an early age. Retirement gave him the opportunity to focus more on his writing. He has written a variety of books for children and adults, following dreams, musings, and his many experiences working with children. He is the father of one daughter and the grandfather of two amazing and energetic toddlers.
