Travel in Time: Conversations with Massachusetts’s Past

What if you could sit down and talk with the people who shaped Massachusetts?

History is never silent, if we're willing to listen. Travel in Time: Conversations with Massachusetts's Past is the companion to Travel in Time in Massachusetts, and it takes you from visiting ten historic sites to talking with the voices behind them. Author, educator, and TEDx speaker Dan Blanchard steps into ten imagined interviews at ten real Massachusetts locations and lets the past speak for itself.

Meet the voices:

Thomas Blanchard: the inventor whose lathe helped launch mass production, at the Springfield ArmoryAmos Bronson Alcott: the dreamer behind the Fruitlands experimentStephen Salisbury III: the industrialist who built a tower for a friendRobert Goddard: moments after his 1926 liquid-fuel rocket launch in AuburnAlvah Crocker II: the paper magnate who built a "cathedral of excellence" for high school studentsPaul Revere: at his copper mill, reflecting on a life far bigger than one ridePaddy O'Rourke: a tank worker's warning on the day of the Great Molasses FloodWilliam Bradford and fellow passengers: aboard the Mayflower in Provincetown Harbor, before PlymouthFrederic Tudor: the "Ice King," from a debtor's prison cellJohn Quelch: the pirate judged without a juryInside every chapter:

An on-location scene that puts you at the siteAn imagined interview with the voice from the pastFive leadership takeaways you can use at work, at school, and at homeDiscussion and reflection questions for students, book clubs, and familiesA QR code to the on-location video episodeA personal reflection and a Travel Tip for visiting the siteA journaling page for your own notesA note on the interviews: the conversations are fictionalized and inspired by documented history. The historical facts are real, the dialogue is creative fiction, and a few voices are clearly identified composite characters representing people history overlooked.

Read it alongside the original, or on its own. It is perfect for students, teachers, history buffs, road-trippers, and anyone who believes the past still has something to say.

About the Author: Dan Blanchard is an author, educator, TEDx speaker, and history teacher. He hosts the Travel in Time with Dan show on YouTube, a blog, and a podcast, blending travel, history, and leadership at historic sites across America.