cover image A Scattered People: An American Family Moves West

A Scattered People: An American Family Moves West

Gerald W. McFarland. University of Massachusetts Press, $15.95 (280pp) ISBN 978-0-87023-765-2

This extended familial autobiography follows five generations as they drift increasingly westward, representing on a small scale the movement of the American people. According to PW , McFarland ``is aided in the project by his graceful, fluid writing and his careful scholarship.'' (Sept.)