The author traces his ancestry from Scotland and Ireland to the shores of Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island. The narration covers over two centuries from the 1740's through to 1973. His investigation into why his ancestors migrated starts with the last battle fought on the soil of Britain, the disastrous Battle of Culloden and the equally disastrous Clearance Movement in Scotland then over to the highly prohibitive Penal Laws in Ireland. Next comes an investigation into what his ancestors encountered when they first arrived on their Isle in the Gulf. In most cases they were in for a rude...