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All The Way By Water

4.0 out of 5 stars NEW WRITER worth READING By flyingtulips Family, Facts & Fiction. Wonderful thoroughly enjoyable story based in fact. Well written. My favorite segment was his description of "WATER".

5.0 out of 5 stars A True River Trip By Robert Carroll Byron Grush treats us to a river trip back in time. His writing stirs our imagination of times gone by. This is not a tale of fiction. It is as close to fact as one can make it two centuries later. It seems he has related much of actual life from old letters and genealogy search. You can see the morning sunrise flicker on the water and watch the wildlife along the river voyage West. -A new life for a Christian family. I think the story depicts a true image of our forefathers; their adventurous nature, always searching for a better life. I enjoyed reading this account of what we all can relate to. -The spirit of America in it's youth. It seemed always to be moving out. -Always moving to the West.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read By Debra Bailey Trail If you are from the area the family traveled or into genealogy a super read. Enchanting heartwarming amusing and fun.

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun and comfortable read By Sarasota Born I am the first to admit I like short novels and novellas. Grush's book, based on real family history is compelling. I read it rather quickly and perhaps that was my only complaint - I wanted to keep reading. But that's how it should be. His imagery and feeling of the water lent the feeling of being there. It is an important story as every American family has one - just waiting to be acknowledged and then told. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good all the way to the end By William A. Mego This is a compelling story. It's as much about what it takes in character and determination to make such a trip as it is about the trip itself. Grush takes us back to a time of seemingly unbridled opportunity, and lets us experience a romantic kind of river journey that was unique to that time. It is many small adventures wrapped in one great big adventure as a family forges a new future for itself on the vast prairies of Illinois.

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Story By Nancy M. Mego "All The Way by Water" is the story of how the Grosh family might have traveled on a flatboat from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1846. Along the way, we are treated to intriguing glimpses of everyday pioneer living, hardships and travel, including how to get a big flatboat over a mountain. This well-researched journey is based on a true story and sprinkled liberally with many local places of interest, real events, and historical characters. It is a well-written, fast paced trip on a slow boat, with fascinating details all along the way. I thoroughly enjoyed it.