| Edition |
1st trade pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xix, 380 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Rulers and rednecks. Big Moccasin Gap -- The radical individualists -- pt. 2. The making of a people-- and a nation. Hadrian's Wall -- Tribalism versus feudalism : the Celtic tie of kinship -- Braveheart -- Bannockburn -- pt. 3. The Ulster Scots. The Ulster plantation -- Border warriors-- and Bible beaters -- The problem children of Ulster -- Londonderry. The Boyne. Exodus -- pt. 4. The spirit of a revolution. Roots -- Pioneers and radicals -- Preachers and warriors -- pt. 5. Rise and fall : the heart of the South. Westward, ho -- Old Hickory -- The winds of war -- Attack and die -- pt. 6. Reconstruction. Diaspora. Reeducation? The mess the Yankees made -- Fight. Sing. Drink. Pray -- Poor but proud-- and stubborn as hell -- Hillbilly highways -- pt. 7. Refections : the unspeakable circle. Glad soldiers, accidental scholars -- The invisible people -- Rites of passage : the legacy of Camel Six -- Kensett, Arkansas. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the history of the Scots-Irish people who have faced conflict, resistance, and struggle, and who have had a profound impact on the social, political, and cultural landscape of the United States from its beginnings through the present day. |
| Subject |
Scots-Irish -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnic relations. (OCoLC)fst00916005
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Scots-Irish. (OCoLC)fst01109161
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0767916891 (pbk.) |
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9780767916899 (pbk.) |
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