| The Scotch-Irish: A Social History Contributor(s): Leyburn, James G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807842591 ISBN-13: 9780807842591 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1989 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 62016063 |
| Lexile Measure: 1350 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 377 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Leyburn, James G.: - The late James G. Leyburn was professor of sociology at Washington and Lee University. |