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I now have Fitz and the girls crossing the US. The time is a problem here because as has been pointed out to me the transcontinental railway opened in late '69. But if I use that time line then within days of the completed line there were Pulman trains and that doesn't allow a lot of adventure.
A year earlier, which is where I have set it, the western part of the line wasn't out of the mountains and a stage coach between that and the Union Pacific? I don't know. What I can say is that conditions along the line were - in English vernacular - as rough as a badgers arse (I have no personal experience of this!) and taking a couple of ladies through that? Well plenty of opportunities for adventures, but I felt the stage journey would be more productive due to the availability of a contemporary account (Mark Twain)
And, as a Western fan (will we meet Rooster Cogburm? Probably not) there are endless possibilities for mayhem, Indians (am I allowed to say that?)and this heroine is a pretty good shot.
Mean while the honeymoon may become even more exciting!
Martin
There was an anomally in the first para of 31 where I wrote Jake instead of Fitz. Bugger. I have also added a clarification in the Victoria gets off the train in Manchester and Bea and Amanda go on to Liverpool.
Martin
31 is in the queue. I forgot to say last time that I had updated the 'Cast'. not the best name for it because not only does it list all the characters - mainly for my benefit - but some explanations of other aspects of the story which readers might like to know. No explanations of character names is included!!
32 is well under way, but the sun is shining and it is reasonable warm so...
Martin
Well you may now have read this one - and enjoyed I hope! I have recently read the whole thing from the begining and... there are anomalies. Not to mention one paragraph that I could make neither head nor tail of. So that is something I shall be doing amongst trying to stop Hermione from shooting too many people, and making sure that Bea reaches San Francisco in one piece.
Sorry about the length of time this has taken, still, good things are always worth waiting for. At least that's what my mother said.
I trust all my readers are surviving covid/brexit/sedition/anything else.
M
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