The Scotch-Irish
| Author | : James G. Leyburn |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 2009-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780807888919 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0807888915 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (915 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Scotch-Irish written by James G. Leyburn and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
