A Cultural History of America's Scots Irish: From Border Reivers of the Anglo-Scottish Border to Mountaineers in Appalac

Who are we? When this question refers to America, the answer must include America's Scots Irish. Consider, theirs was one of only four main cultures present at America's founding, and as will be posited, their culture came to dominate the American South. Furthermore, one branch went on to found the culture of the Mountaineers of Appalachia, a people known for their condition of extreme poverty. Given their history, it speaks poorly of historians and educators that, today, many, if not most, Americans do not know their name, let alone having any idea of who these people are. It is the hope of this author that in some way, even small, this book alleviates some of that ignorance.


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