The Way We Came

About the Book

The Way We Came is a saga which begins in 1650, when an orphan boy named John Garner travels from England to the New World on a ship named The Essex Lady. When he arrives at his destination (a settlement called Lewisetta), he becomes an indentured servant to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Roberts for the next seven years. The story relates the romances, adventures, hardships, hopes and dreams of John, and of the nine generations of descendents which succeeded him in America. The strife and struggles of the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, the dreadful Civil War (which divided those who were supposed to be united), and of those who served their country during World War II come to life within the pages of this spell-binding book.

About the Author

Harry Garner and his beloved father, Ray, collaborated on the writing of this epic tale which covers a period of 358 years. Ray contributed years of painstaking genealogical research, and some of the fictional story lines which Harry expanded and embellished with his special flair for the romantic, dramatic, and traumatic facets of life. The author injected the characters with the sensitivity, compassion, sense of humor, and morality which he infused into the characters of his first book, Recollections, which was published in 2007. Harry resides with his wife, Charlotte, in DeSoto County, Mississippi; where they have resided since 1974.