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   Lee Gleason to James Nicoll   
   Re: (Homeward) The Man Who Came Early by   
   17 Feb 26 09:58:26   
   
   From: lee.gleason@comcast.net   
      
   On 2/17/2026 8:13 AM, James Nicoll wrote:   
   > The Man Who Came Early by Poul Anderson   
   >   
   > What hope has 10th century Icelandic culture against an armed and   
   > moderately educated 20th century American?   
   >   
   > https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/day-is-done   
      
      I always like to contrast this story with the Randall Garrett story   
   "Frost and Thunder", where things go very differently for the time   
   traveler with a gun.   
      
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