Eugene C. Rideout

American Teenagers.sys: a Time-travel Novel Eugene C. Rideout

In American Teenagers.sys, the '.sys' represents the fact that the novel relates to the computer generation. Many chapters are loosely based upon factual events. For instance, the crossing of the Delaware by General George Washington in 1776 is a genuine moment in the history of the American Revolution. It has been adjusted to permit the characters in the story to interact with General Washington. Still, the reader will get a sense of the concern that Washington felt over the situation in which the Continental Army found itself in those early years. The opening chapters deal with true American battles of the final stages of World War II. Iwo Jima and Okinawa/Ie Shima were huge campaigns that led to the defeat of Japan in that conflict, as U. S. forces closed the noose on the home islands. The Richardson family is the catalyst for unusual generosity by a billionaire philanthropist who puts his money to work to encourage the family to develop the time portal for the benefit of humankind. Imagine coming home and finding out that your kids have been interacting with historical characters like Christopher Columbus, or a guard at the Tower of London through the family's plasma TV. Great adventures await the reader in American Teenagers.sys!