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The Scotch-Irish : A Social History
Overview
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.
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780807842591
- ISBN-10: 0807842591
- Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
- Publish Date: August 1989
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 377
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