Supposing you had a chance to travel back into history. Supposing you lost your money. Do you think you could survive, living only as someone of the time? Sarah Trenton, who journeyed to 1845 Peekskill New York, found out the hard way. Her Log Book chronicles her interrelationships with Squire Van Zandt (a man with old fashioned ideas), Captain Jason Bridges (an elusive romantic figure), and village acquaintances, as she tries to keep herself from the alms house.