A fascinating and thoroughly researched account of man's migrations traced through religion, wars, emigration and farming. The migrations of Neanderthals and later Homo sapiens began our story. Hundreds of typical people carried our story from Europe to America in imaginative ways certain to interest descendants of distant, if not forgotten, generations. Interesting insights into several religious predicaments, one especially reluctant politician, eight millennia of farming technologies, and the wars that impeded human migrations are skillfully presented. A must read for those who would like to know why we became who we are.