Book
Born fighting : how the Scots-Irish shaped America / James Webb.
Record details
- ISBN: 0767916891 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: x, 369 p. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st trade paperback ed.
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, 2005, c2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Scots-Irish > United States > History. United States > Ethnic relations. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | E 184 .S4 W43 2005 | 30533622 | General Collection | Available | - |