Born fighting : how the Scots-Irish shaped America / James Webb.
Born fighting : how the Scots-Irish shaped America / James Webb.
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New York : Broadway Books, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N973.04916/3
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English
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x, 369 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Rulers and rednecks -- 1. Big Moccasin Gap -- 2. The radical individualists -- Pt. 2. The making of a people - and a nation -- 1. Hadrian's Wall -- 2. Tribalism versus feudalism : the Celtic tie of kinship -- 3. Braveheart -- 4. Bannockburn -- Pt. 3. The Ulster Scots -- 1. The Ulster plantati...
3. Rites of passage : the legacy of Camel Six -- 4. Kensett, Arkansas.
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New York : Broadway Books, 2004.
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1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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"In his first work of nonfiction, 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.".
"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. 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,...
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Born fighting : how the Scots-Irish shaped America / James Webb.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N973.04916/3
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74VKq6lOrARZ
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0767916883 (alk. paper)
9780767916882 (alk. paper)
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973.049162
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991020194649702626
