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Author
Publisher
Inlandia Press
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
156 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"They left Ireland by the boatload to head for America before the Revolution, and settled on the rugged western frontiers of the colonies. The descendants of Scotsmen who had colonized the Irish Kingdom of Ulster, they lived for several generations on Irish soil before heading across the Atlantic and the backwoods of America. They founded communities in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and the Yadkin River valley of western North Carolina, eventually...
Author
Publisher
iUniverse
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
x, 280 p : ill ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of the Scots-Irish is one of the struggles and achievements of an American immigrant group that existed for only a short period, whose descendants continued to make their marks on the young country for generations. From the North of Ireland to the backwoods of the American frontier, the tale of the Scots-Irish includes a massive exodus to the New World, where they founded communities in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and the Irish Tract...
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