"Throughout the world there exists an enduring fascination with our ancestry – who we are and where we come from. Nowhere is this more evident than with the generations of Scots who over the centuries have left their native Scotland to create a new life in the New World – North America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The Scots are a remarkable race with a justifiably proud history and culture which they have successfully...

Discusses the history of Scottish clanship, tartan, law, heraldry. Main body of book lists member clans of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs describing the history of each clan, normally accompanied by color illustrations of the tartan and standard with b&w illustration of the crest. Also listed with each clan are descriptions of such things as arms, crest, motto, supporters, standard, pinsel, plant badge.