{"product_id":"ghost-of-galveston-michael-taylor-9798248910939","title":"Ghost of Galveston: A True Family Story of War, Loss, and Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA true Southern family saga of war, outlaw legend, and survival across generations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August of 1856, William Dewit Taylor was born in Jackson County, Tennessee. His childhood should have been simple-farm life, family, and a future rooted in the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut history had other plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August of 1861, Will's father, Amos Taylor, left with recruiters from Carthage, Tennessee, traveled to Nashville, and joined the Confederate infantry. Emeline Taylor waited for her husband to return... but the letters never came. Years passed with no word and no grave. When she finally saw Amos' name printed in a newspaper, the mystery deepened-and the silence grew heavier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Emeline died in 1870, Will headed west, chasing a life he could control. He passed through Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and ended up on the run. He later settled near Swifton, Arkansas, trying to build something steady. In 1892, he traveled to Iron Mountain, Missouri, took a wife named Mary A. Walker, and brought her back to Arkansas. Together they had three sons: Dewit, Frank, and James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Will was gone too often, living in the shadows of outlaw life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he ended up in a Galveston jail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hurricane struck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill escaped in the chaos and was presumed dead-yet the truth was even stranger. He survived, disappeared into Indian Territory, and became a ghost in the family's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTragedy followed the next generation. Dewit hanged himself. James died from poisoned whiskey. Frank survived-and raised ten children, carrying the Taylor name forward when it would have been easy to let it end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGhost of Galveston: A True Family Story of War, Loss, and Survival\u003c\/b\u003e is more than a tale of hardship-it is the story of how a family endured, how legacies are shaped by both absence and strength, and how survival itself can become an inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248910939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Michael Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097260990719,"sku":"9798248910939","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghost-of-galveston-michael-taylor-9798248910939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}