An eclectic collection of historical fiction that consists of three short stories and a novelette. The collection traces lines of the Gregor (MacGregor) family of Scotland from the 1700s to present. The family experiences various historical events as they travel westward from North Carolina to Tennessee, Arkansas, and New York.

Includes: A NEW LIFE IN A NEW LAND, MISSISSIPPI MUD, GATHERING THE CRUMBS, and THE SECRET OF THE RED PINE BOX.