Life on the Natchez Trail in the early 1800's was not as simple as everyone has been led to believe. Especially, for those who discover the secrets of "The Shimmering". Gus Childers accidentally discovered the Shimmering in 1973 and was propelled two-hundred years into the past. Forty-five years later he meets Daniel Lane who also finds himself traveling through the time warp.Two parts of the same story. Two people on the same journey. Two men from different centuries are thrust together into the past while developing a friendship to last three lifetimes. This "Special Edition" includes "The Shimmering" and "The Diary of Gus Childers", the first two books of the trilogy by Michael L. Clark.