About this title: This account of the Scotch-Irish heritage discusses life in Scotland, when their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the effect this had on their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America.
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Description: Fair. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Writing: SOME ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub Date: 8/1/1989 Binding: Paperback Pages: 377. read more
Edition: 12th printing
Binding: Paperback 6" x 9"
Publisher: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
Description: VG, corners/spine ends a little worn, cover a little rubbed, 377 pp. spine creased some, ISBN 0-8078-4259-1, read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. very very slightest of corner curl else like new condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 377 p. Audience: General/trade. fine condition++ read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
Description: Near Very Good/Exception. No Jacket. 9 X 6. Binding firm and straight. EXCEPTION: faint edge stain. 377 pages, footnotes, appendixes, notes, bibliography & indexed. If needed for reference, research, analysis, dissertation or just enjoyment, this is the one. Pages are tight, bright and clean. No conspicuous reading wear. Covers, spine, edges and corners good+. Five maps. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A. : University of North Carolina Press, 1996
Description: Trade Paperback. Fine. 12th Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. ISBN: 0-8078-4259-1. This book ". takes a fresh and frank look at the Scotch-Irish, examining with discernment the effect of them of their long migration from Scotland through Ulster to colonial America. " read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr
Date Published: 1989-08-01
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The University of North Carolina
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Date Published: 1962
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Clean and tight softcover, 1st edition (1962), no marks of any kind inside or out, excellent condition overall! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 377 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Later Ptg.
Binding: Original Wraps
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
Date Published: 1962
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean, tight. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
Description: Fine with no dust jacket. 0-8078-4259-1. Like new trade paperback, no markings except names on FFEP, mailed same day when possible.; 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 Inches. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The University of North Carolina
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
Description: Fine. Cover is very glossy, extremly slight shelf wear, binding is tight, pages are crisp and clean, book is like new. Within 2 days. Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Date Published: 1989-08-30
ISBN-13:9780807842591ISBN:0807842591
Description: Like New in Like New jacket. Like New book-Appears unread. Slight edge wear on cover. 2 Pink spots on page edges. Satisfaction guaranteed. USPS tracking included at no additional charge. read more
"My opinion: A bloated dispensation of researched material. No narrative flow or nuance. Shoe-horned facts and verbatim quotes from English deeds etc. This seems by scholar-for scholar. Should have been heavily edited, far too much minutiae."
"This classic is the scholarly case study with both sociological and historical perspectives. He describes the character and culture of this unique and wandering people, from Scotland to Ireland to North America. He acknowledges their military and political accomplishments while debunking many enduring myths. For example, though he found some earlier uses of the term 'Scotch-Irish' in Britain, he supports the view that it only came into general use in America following the substantial Irish Catholic immigration of the 19th century."
"I read this to get some background on my own study of family history, but it's well-written and may be of interest to anyone studying American, Irish and British history. what hit me the hardest was the author's description of the living conditions of the lowland Scots in the 1600s. To be brief, they were about the same as hogs today on an Iowa hog farm, only the hogs are better fed. No wonder these people scattered far and wide, as soon as they had a chance.
The author also goes into the 'buffer role' of these people, used in keeping down the Catholic Irish in Ireland, and Blacks and Native Americans here--although not nearly as well as Ted Allen in 'The Invention of the White Race.' He also deglamorizes some accounts of the intrinsic 'warrior spirit' and love of liberty among the Scots-Irish, or Ulster Scots, to use the Brit term, showing it was usually tempered by tribalism, and not always extended to other folks. At the same time, he acknowledges the importance of the 'local rule' aspect of their Presbyterianism and their ensuing importance as a bulwark of the American Revolution.
It's not for everyone, but it'll explode the myths of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone at bit."
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