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Highland Heritage
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Author : R. Celeste Ray
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2001
Highland Heritage written by R. Celeste Ray and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Social Science categories.
Explores how the Scottish heritage and folklore thrives and blends with Southern regional myths and culture, and how that creates a unique sense of identity for Scottish Americans.
Scots In The North American West 1790 1917
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Author : Ferenc Morton Szasz
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2000
Scots In The North American West 1790 1917 written by Ferenc Morton Szasz and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Social Science categories.
"Scots trappers dominated the fur trade, often proving more loyal to clan than to trading company or nation. Relying on centuries of experience raising livestock for British markets, Scottish investors and managers became highly visible in the post-Civil War western cattle industry with thriving outfits such as the Swan Land and Cattle Company in Wyoming. They introduced new breeds to western ranching, such as the Aberdeen Angus, that remain popular today. Similarly, Scots herders dominated the western sheep industry, running herds of over 100,000 animals. Andrew Little's sheep ranch in Idaho was so famous that a letter addressed simply "Andy Little, USA" found its intended recipient.
American Scots
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Author : Duncan Sim
language : en
Publisher: Dunedin Academic Press
Release Date : 2011
American Scots written by Duncan Sim and has been published by Dunedin Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Scotland categories.
Duncan Sim describes the Scottish diaspora in America, one of the largest. His survey includes interviews with Scottish Americans about their family histories, their membership of Scottish societies and their continuing links with the Scottish homeland.
Born Fighting
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Author : Jim Webb
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2005-10-11
Born Fighting written by Jim Webb and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-11 with History categories.
In his first work of nonfiction, bestselling novelist James Webb tells the epic story of the Scots-Irish, a people whose lives and worldview were dictated by resistance, conflict, and struggle, and who, in turn, profoundly influenced the social, political, and cultural landscape of America from its beginnings through the present day. 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. Between 250,000 and 400,000 Scots-Irish migrated to America in the eighteenth century, traveling in groups of families and bringing 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 and values of the military, of working class America, and even of the peculiarly populist form of American democracy itself. Born Fighting is the first book to chronicle the full journey of this remarkable cultural group, and the profound, but unrecognized, role it has played in the shaping of America. Written with the storytelling verve that has earned his works such acclaim as “captivating . . . unforgettable” (the Wall Street Journal on Lost Soliders), Scots-Irishman James Webb, Vietnam combat veteran and former Naval Secretary, traces the history of his people, beginning nearly two thousand years ago at Hadrian’s Wall, when the nation of Scotland was formed north of the Wall through armed conflict in contrast to England’s formation to the south through commerce and trade. Webb recounts the Scots’ odyssey—their clashes with the English in Scotland and then in Ulster, their retreat from one war-ravaged land to another. Through engrossing chronicles of the challenges the Scots-Irish faced, Webb vividly portrays how they developed the qualities that helped settle the American frontier and define the American character. Born Fighting shows that the Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston; they were the writers Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain; and they have given America numerous great military leaders, including Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Audie Murphy, and George S. Patton, as well as most of the soldiers of the Confederacy (only 5 percent of whom owned slaves, and who fought against what they viewed as an invading army). It illustrates how the Scots-Irish redefined American politics, creating the populist movement and giving the country a dozen presidents, including Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. And it explores how the Scots-Irish culture of isolation, hard luck, stubbornness, and mistrust of the nation’s elite formed and still dominates blue-collar America, the military services, the Bible Belt, and country music. Both a distinguished work of cultural history and a human drama that speaks straight to the heart of contemporary America, Born Fighting reintroduces America to its most powerful, patriotic, and individualistic cultural group—one too often ignored or taken for granted.
Scotland S Mark On America
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Author : George Fraser Black
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-15
Scotland S Mark On America written by George Fraser Black and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-15 with Fiction categories.
'Scotland's Mark on America' is a non-fiction book that examines the influence of Scotland on the U.S., with a primary focus on highlighting U.S. immigrants with Scottish heritage. It dedicates each chapter to professional fields where Scots-Americans have greatly influenced the development of said fields, such as the military, church, art, and even the White House.
The Scottish Settlers Of America
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Author : Stephen M. Millett
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Release Date : 2009-06
The Scottish Settlers Of America written by Stephen M. Millett and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06 with Scotland categories.
Drawing upon research conducted in both Scotland and the United States in manuscript and in published sources, David Dobson has here amassed all the genealogical data that we know of concerning members of the Society of Friends in Scotland prior to 1700 and the origins of Scottish Quakers living in East New Jersey in the 1680s. While there is great deal of variation in the descriptions of the roughly 500 Scottish Quakers listed in the volume, the entries typically give the individual's name, date or place of birth, and occupation, and sometimes the name of a spouse or date of marriage, name of parents, place and reason for imprisonment in Scotland, place of indenture, date of death, and the source of the information.
Scottish Emigration To Colonial America 1607 1785
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Author : David Dobson
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011-03-15
Scottish Emigration To Colonial America 1607 1785 written by David Dobson and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-15 with History categories.
Before 1650, only a few hundred Scots had trickled into the American colonies, but by the early 1770s the number had risen to 10,000 per year. A conservative estimate of the total number of Scots who settled in North America prior to 1785 is around 150,000. Who were these Scots? What did they do? Where did they settle? What factors motivated their emigration? Dobson's work, based on original research on both sides of the Atlantic, comprehensively identifies the Scottish contribution to the settlement of North America prior to 1785, with particular emphasis on the seventeenth century.
How The Scots Made America
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Author : Michael Fry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-07-01
How The Scots Made America written by Michael Fry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with categories.
Shows how Americans of Scottish heritage helped shape this country, from its founding days to the present. They were pioneers, revolutionaries, presidents, fighters, writers, teachers, explorers, frontiersmen, and businessmen, media moguls, and capitalists throughout American history. During the Revolution, the teachings of the great Scottish philosophers and economists helped shape the American democracy. Fry charts the exchange of ideas and values between Scotland and America that led to many of the greatest achievements in business, science, and the arts. In the 20th century, Scots serve as the ideal example of a people that have embraced globalization without losing their sense of history, culture, and national identity.
Scots In The American West 1783 1883
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Author : David Dobson
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Release Date : 2003
Scots In The American West 1783 1883 written by David Dobson and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Scots categories.
Thework at hand is an alphabetical listing of all free African-American heads of household listed in the five U.S. censuses for the State of New York taken between 1790 and 1830. Since it was during this 40-year period that the New York legislature passed a series of statutes resulting in the gradual emancipation of the state's slave population, the scope of this work documents the emergence of a completely free black population by 1830. In all, there are 15,000 references to freedmen, many of whom appear in more than one census.
The Scot In America
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Author : Peter Ross
language : en
Publisher: New York : Raeburn Book Company
Release Date : 1896
The Scot In America written by Peter Ross and has been published by New York : Raeburn Book Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Scots categories.