Wanderers all

Wanderers All is a portrait of an American past, an American "primitive" in essence and form, an exploration of one man's roots. Incredibly enough, Gregory Armstrong's parents were both orphans. Gregory seeks to track down what evidence of his family history he can find. What he discovers is the core of this book, a painful pilgrimage to his beginnings, a study of his findings and how his discoveries affect himself, his parents and even his own children. On a level of action, what Gregory discovers is a harsh history of despair and deprivation, including murder, suicide, promiscuity and…