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Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
James Webb
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Description for Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
Paperback. When hundreds of thousands of Scots-Irish migrated to America in the eighteenth century, they brought with them long experience as rebels and outcasts as well as unparalleled skills as frontiersmen and guerrilla fighters. This book chronicles the epic journey of this remarkable ethnic group. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 506.
More than 27 million Americans today can trace their lineage to the Scots, whose bloodline was stained by centuries of continuous warfare along the border between England and Scotland, and later in the bitter settlements of England's Ulster Plantation in Northern Ireland.
When hundreds of thousands of Scots-Irish migrated to America in the eighteenth century, they brought with them not only long experience as rebels and outcasts but also unparalleled skills as frontiersmen and guerrilla fighters. Their cultural identity reflected acute individualism, dislike of aristocracy and a military tradition; and, over time, the Scots-Irish defined the attitudes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845964979
SKU
V9781845964979
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99-2
About James Webb
James Webb is the author of six bestselling novels, including Fields of Fire and The Emperor's General. He is also a filmaker (Rules of Engagement), an Emmy Award-winning journalist and has taught literature at university level. A descendant of Scots-Irish immigrants from Ulster who emigrated to the British North American colonies in the eighteenth century, he lives in Virginia. ... Read more
Reviews for Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
An extraordinary and ambitious book, written with power and perfect clarity
Scotland Magazine
Powerful stuff . . . an absorbing book
BBC Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
An entertaining and thought-provoking read
Scottish Field
A comprehensive account of the effect the Scots-Irish had on the American people of today . . . ... Read more
Scotland Magazine
Powerful stuff . . . an absorbing book
BBC Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
An entertaining and thought-provoking read
Scottish Field
A comprehensive account of the effect the Scots-Irish had on the American people of today . . . ... Read more