Born fighting

how the Scots-Irish shaped America

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Born fighting
James H. Webb, James Webb
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Born fighting

how the Scots-Irish shaped America

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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, 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 chronicles of the challenges the Scots-Irish faced, Webb portrays how they developed the qualities that helped settle the American frontier and define the American character."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Mainstream Pub.
Language
English
Pages
362

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Born fighting: how the Scots-Irish shaped America
2009, Mainstream Pub.
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Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
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2004, Broadway Books
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-351) and index.

Published in
Edinburgh

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973/.049162
Library of Congress
E184.S4 W43 2009, E184.S4

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 362 p. ;
Number of pages
362

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23842795M
ISBN 10
1845964977
ISBN 13
9781845964979
LCCN
2009510204
OCLC/WorldCat
317750180

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