Grey Blue Water

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Genealogy, Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book Grey Blue Water by Daniel Taylor, Brighton Publishing LLC
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daniel Taylor ISBN: 9781621831082
Publisher: Brighton Publishing LLC Publication: October 4, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Daniel Taylor
ISBN: 9781621831082
Publisher: Brighton Publishing LLC
Publication: October 4, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Grey-Blue Water traces the life of John Douglas Taylor, the son of a wealthy Southern gentleman, from his childhood on a Tennessee plantation, to his adventures in the newly-formed Republic of Texas, and later to his time as a riverboat captain on the Mississippi.

The shining thread running through Taylor’s life is the grey-blue water of the Old South, particularly its rivers, from the Cumberland to the Mississippi to the Brazos.

The grey-blue water is both an enemy and a friend to Taylor. It takes away a beloved brother and grandfather before he is old enough to understand the concept of death. It serves as an escape route from his rural childhood to a young adulthood filled with danger and adventure. It lures him to an eventful life aboard the picturesque steamboats that transport people and cargo from South to North and back again. The grey-blue water becomes his livelihood, but at times threatens to become his financial undoing.

Taylor and his family are eyewitnesses to major developments in the nation’s history, as new states are added and old traditions, including slavery, are done away with. They see the country torn apart by war, but then they witness the scars of war begin the healing process as their grief and bitterness are washed by the grey-blue water.

Author Daniel Mabrey Taylor has based his novel on true accounts taken from family letters, journals, and other historical documents. He has assembled a novel that reaches across time to draw readers into the often-turbulent Grey-Blue Water.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Grey-Blue Water traces the life of John Douglas Taylor, the son of a wealthy Southern gentleman, from his childhood on a Tennessee plantation, to his adventures in the newly-formed Republic of Texas, and later to his time as a riverboat captain on the Mississippi.

The shining thread running through Taylor’s life is the grey-blue water of the Old South, particularly its rivers, from the Cumberland to the Mississippi to the Brazos.

The grey-blue water is both an enemy and a friend to Taylor. It takes away a beloved brother and grandfather before he is old enough to understand the concept of death. It serves as an escape route from his rural childhood to a young adulthood filled with danger and adventure. It lures him to an eventful life aboard the picturesque steamboats that transport people and cargo from South to North and back again. The grey-blue water becomes his livelihood, but at times threatens to become his financial undoing.

Taylor and his family are eyewitnesses to major developments in the nation’s history, as new states are added and old traditions, including slavery, are done away with. They see the country torn apart by war, but then they witness the scars of war begin the healing process as their grief and bitterness are washed by the grey-blue water.

Author Daniel Mabrey Taylor has based his novel on true accounts taken from family letters, journals, and other historical documents. He has assembled a novel that reaches across time to draw readers into the often-turbulent Grey-Blue Water.

More books from Brighton Publishing LLC

Cover of the book Sabbatical In The Sun by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book The Hunt for Njonjo by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book The Godfather of Souls by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Salvage Yard of Souls "Justice Prevails?" by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Not My Mother's Son "Things Aren't Always What They Seem" by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Fatal Absolution by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Not a Chance in Heaven: A Chance Colt Literary Mystery by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Then Along Came Roxie by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Reflections of Rosalyn "A Life of Victory" by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book The Nightmare Merchant “Code of Misconduct II” by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book God Who?: A Paradigm for Religious Tolerance and Global Peace by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Shaytan “A Journey into Evil” by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Maggie Vargas "ON THE RUN" by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book Death Knows No Silence by Daniel Taylor
Cover of the book The Invisible Crime: Part II by Daniel Taylor
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy