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What’s the title of this book?

I read it a very long time ago and would like to reread it. It was about a man who was in the middle of nowhere, and got drunk at a bar then fell asleep in the basement. when he woke up, he was in the past. i think it was somewhere in europe. He went on to teach this town better ways of doing things to defeat an invading army the man knew was coming. i remember in the beginning he had a hershey’s bar in his pocket and shared it with a family who helped him. please help! thank you!

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Hannah Quagmire offline Verified User (2 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Abilene, TX, US | 2 years, 2 months ago (2 minutes after post)

Dammit, I’m no help. But that sounds like an awesome book :)

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2 years, 2 months ago (3 minutes after post)

it was! that’s why i wanna read it again.

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allengraihcompany offline Verified User (2 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 12 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 2 months ago (14 minutes after post)

I’m just gonna throw this one out there - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court - by Mark Twain - Check the Link below and let me know.

http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/…

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2 years, 2 months ago (21 minutes after post)

no, thats not it :(. i vaguely remember something about two scientists watching the guy from the present time. it was some sort of time warp experiment thing gone wrong. he taught the villagers to count by 10’s, not 12’s, and a good method for washing wool, making watered steel, and baking bread.

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 2 months ago (1 hour after post)

You might try:

Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon (1977)
Time Travellers Cash Only (1981)
Callahan’s Secret (1986)

All by Spider Robinson; they involve a saloon and time travel. Best of luck.

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Kangerlussuaq, 01, GL | 2 years, 2 months ago (3 days, 9 hours after post)

YES!!! i found it!! it’s the cross-time engineer (adventures of conrad stargard) by Leo A. Frankowski.

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