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Okay, got a long stack of historical fiction. Lets get started. Hope i am doing right...

So i will begin in USA, in Minneapolis Minnesotta 1955 to 1956.

The Secret Lives of Dentists by W.A. Winter

Setting- Minneapolis Minnesota

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The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman

Setting- Jerusalem, Israel ( Outremer) from 1160s to 1187

Total miles traveled: 6,223


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The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman

Setting travel log:

Jerusalem to Acre 102 miles

Acre to Nablus 95 miles

Nablus to Jerusalem 94

Jerusalem to Marj al-Sufar Syria 308

Marj al-Sufar Syria to Jerusalem 308

Jerusalem to Bekaa Valley Syria 202

Bekaa Valley Syria to Jerusalem 202

Jerusalem to Acre 102

Acre to Ascalon 106

Ascalon to Jerusalem 46

Jerusalem to Ascalon 46

Ascalon to Al-Qahira Egypt 449

Al-Qahira Egypt to Jerusalem 454

Jerusalem to Syrian frontier 135

Syrian frontier to Tiberias 352

Tiberias to Tell al-Qadi Syria 348

Tell al-Qadi Syria to Jerusalem 348

Jerusalem to City of Tripoli 243

City of Tripoli to Jerusalem 243

Jerusalem to City of Antioch 300

City of Antioch to Jerusalem 300

Jerusalem to Nablus 114

Nablus to Jerusalem 114

Jerusalem to Acre 102

Acre to Nazareth hills 25

Nazareth hills to Jerusalem 91

Jerusalem to Kerak Castle 192

Kerak Castle to Ascalon 218

Ascalon to Al-Fawwar Syria 436

Al-Fawwar Syria to Jerusalem 372

Jerusalem to Acre 102

Acre to Nablus 95

Nablus to Jerusalem 114

Jerusalem to Nablus 114

Nablus to Saforie 95

Saforie to Jerusalem 30

Jerusalem to Latrun 28

Latrun to Jerusalem 28

Jerusalem to Nablus Acre Roads 114

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Island on Fire by Sophie Schiller

Setting, Martinique St. Pierre in 1902

Miles traveled 6,039 miles

Total Miles traveled: 19,429


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Island on Fire by Sophie Schiller

Setting, Martinique St. Pierre in 1902

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The Light of the Midnight Stars by Rena Rossner

Setting: Trnava Slovakia 1359-1362?

Miles traveled 4,865 mi

Total Miles traveled: 24,294


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The Light of the Midnight Stars by Rena Rossner

Setting Travel Log:

Trnava Slovakia to Curtea de Arges Romania: 541 Miles

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The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker

Setting: New York, 1900-1915

Miles Traveled: 4,665

Total Miles Traveled: 28,959


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