Burning Ground
by D.A. Galloway
GENRE: Historical Fiction
PUBLICATION DATE: 07/06/2021
DESCRIPTION:
An award-winning novel inspired by actual events!
Pennsylvania, 1971: Graham Davidson is a young man with survivor’s guilt after the death of three siblings. While working as a tour guide in Yellowstone National Park, he embarks on a vision quest at a sacred thermal area.
Wyoming Territory, 1871: Graham is transported to Yellowstone one year before it was established as a national park. He joins the Hayden Expedition commissioned by Congress to explore the region. 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. Graham falls in love with Makawee, a beautiful Crow woman who serves as a guide for Hayden. As the expedition nears its conclusion, he is faced with an agonizing decision. Does he stay in the previous century with the woman he loves or travel back to the future?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Burning Ground was inspired by two memorable summers of my youth.
As a teenager, I worked on a farm in Pennsylvania. It is here I met Redfield, a Crow Indian who lived a simple life but had a profound effect on the way I saw the world.
I spent a summer in Yellowstone National Park in the 1970's giving guided tours on Yellowstone Lake. When I was not working, my days were spent exploring all corners of that magnificent land, often in the backcountry. My love for our nation’s first national park is rooted in that wonderful experience.
Although my stories are fictional, they are historically accurate. (Burning Ground was awarded first place in the publications category by the Wyoming Historical Society).
I enjoy reading about adventurers and explorers, traveling internationally, and spending time with my grandchildren.
Fatal Ground, Book 2 of the Frontier Traveler series, was released in 2022. I am currently writing Book 3, Bitter Ground. All are centered in the Yellowstone region.
REVIEWS:
• Wyoming State Historical Society, First Place - Publications Category.
• Best Multicultural Fiction Book of 2021 by American Book Fest.
• Category Finalist for the 2022 Eric Hoffer Book Award.
• 2022 IPPY Award Bronze Medal Winner for Best Regional Fiction.
"I thoroughly enjoyed the story! So many things described in Yellowstone ring true." ~ Kim Allen Scott, author of Yellowstone Denied
"One of the best novels set in Yellowstone I have read!" ~ Tamsen Emerson Hert, University of Wyoming Libraries & Yellowstone Historian
"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.
"Yellowstone sparkles and gets star treatment in this book. I can't imagine a more glorious setting. An exceptional book." ~ David Fitz-Gerald, author of The Adirondack Spirit Series.
COMPARATIVE FILM/BOOK:
Comparative Film: Dances With Wolves
CASTING:
Graham Davidson (protagonist): portrayed by Liam Hemsworth; Makawee (Graham's love interest): portrayed by Kelsey Asbille; Redfield (Graham's friend): portrayed by Michael Greyeyes.
PRIMARY VENUES/LOCATIONS WITHIN THE BOOK:
Yellowstone in 1871 (the year before it became a national park)
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