The Book Of Tolan (Volume I) Banking, Beer & Robert the Bruce

Book Description: The Tolan family is a 'typical' family...probably a little like yours. Volume I of The Book of Tolan begins in Ireland in 1779; Patrick Murphy Tolan needs to get out of the country. A potato famine is squeezing the livelihood of the Irish islanders into a vast hunger. The rich are leaving on the Great Ships bound for Boston and the poor are taking the less-costly route to the shores of Scotland. Through a series of entertaining events, the the story of the Tolan Generations unfold around the globe. Always in trouble and with the free spirit that the Irish have, the characters live, multiply, travel to the four corners of the Earth (then flat), make money and then as with most people, lose it in uncanny ways. Readers who enjoy becoming absorbed in an entertaining tale, that will transport you through time, around the globe and beyond, should not miss this opportunity to embark on an odyssey of light-hearted humor and adventure in the company of the quirky Tolan family.