Grandpa's Adventures

This novel is based on fact. Though it is based on fact, this novel uses fictional events, places and characters.

Parts of the novel are humorous, while other parts are exciting and interesting. I am attempting to follow the lives of my father’s parents, John and Elizabeth Taylor, from the time of the Civil War, their marriage, their lives and adventures in different states, their travels across the country by wagon train and their lives in Tacoma, Washington.

My dear aunt told me stories...