The Scotch-Irish
The Scotch-Irish

Author: James G. Leyburn

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2009-11-15

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 0807888915

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Dispelling much of what he terms the 'mythology' of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the action of their residence in that region upon their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America, where they settled especially in the back-country of Pennsylvania, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, and then after the Revolutionary War were in the van of pioneers to the west.

The Scotch-Irish in America
The Scotch-Irish in America

Author: Henry Jones Ford

Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13:

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The Scotch-Irish in America tells the story of the Ulster Plantation and of the influences that formed the character of the Scotch-Irish people. The author commences with a detailed discussion of the events leading to the Scottish migration to Ulster in the seventeenth century, followed by an examination of the causes of the secondary exodus of these same "Scotch-Irish" to North America before the end of the century. Entire chapters are then devoted to the Scotch-Irish settlement in New England, New York, the Jerseys, Pennsylvania, and along the colonial frontier. Special chapters take up the role of the Scotch-Irish in the development of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S., the Scotch-Irish in the American Revolution, and the role of the Scotch-Irish in the spread of popular education in America.

Tam Blake & Co
Tam Blake & Co

Author: Jim Hewitson

Publisher: OTCEditions

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 184986005X

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In 1540 Tam Blake, mercenary and adventurer, became the first recorded Scot in the New World. Since then, American-Scots have played an important part in all areas of American history, even among the Indian nations. This volume highlights the special qualities and heritage they have imparted to the world's most-powerful nation.