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The Scots-Irish in the Carolinas (Kennedy, Billy. Scots-Irish Chronicles.) | 
 enlarge | Author: Billy Kennedy
Publisher: Emerald House Group
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 195391
Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1840300116
Dewey Decimal Number: 975.60049162
EAN: 9781840300116
ASIN: 1840300116
Publication Date: October 1997
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The Carolina regions of the United States of America were settled in large numbers during the 18th century by tens of thousands of Ulster-Scots Presbyterians, who left their native shores for reasons of religious persecution and economic deprivation. PIn this third volume of the series on the hardy Scots-Irish communities who tamed the wilderness of the American frontier, journalist-author Billy Kennedy heads on a journey from the north of Ireland to the port of Charleston, South Carolina and the Carolina Piedmont, along the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania, through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, into the western highlands of North Carolina and down to the historic Waxhaws, where President Andrew Jackson spent his childhood and early youth. POn this trail of the Scots-Irish in the Carolinas, five American Presidents emerge as direct descendants of the first frontier Carolina settlers. Also, John C. Calhoun, American Vice President for two terms, was the son of an Ulsterman who settled in the Carolina upcountry and literally hauled himself up by his bootlaces from a log cabin to a position as one of the nation's most influential policy makers. PThe culture, political heritage, and legacy of the Scots-Irish so richly adorn the historical fabric of American life. Through this series on the Scots-Irish, people on both sides of the Atlantic may develop an awareness of our illustrious past which will assist them in facing the future with renewed insight and wisdom. The contributions of the Scots-Irish to the building of the great American nation were profound and deserve our full recognition.
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Disappointing in scope, but interesting read. November 17, 2008
Patricia D. Kirkwood (Torrance, California)
As an experienced genealogist I was perhaps expecting a bit more on the serious side of research from this volume. It was an interesting read but left me wishing that it had been more inclusive and detailed.
 Needed an editor July 15, 2008
L. Lewis (Smyrna, GA)
This book should have contained very useful and interesting information on the Scots-Irish in the Carolinas, but instead it reads like a biased diatribe of the vaunted religiosity of the Scots Irish and their persecution under other groups. I happened to see the author at the Scottish Highland games in Atlanta a few years ago, and was further unimpressed with his partisanship. However, I may be a little sensitive to the attitudes unnecessarily inserted into his book, since I lived in Belfast as a protestant American during my childhood, and witnessed first-hand the result of such thinking. I just wish this had been a more academic endeavor.
Not very helpful September 25, 2002
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
I did not find this book to be helpful. I thought it was unorganized and the lack of footnotes or other citations made it useless.
 Scotch-Irish in the Carolinas August 1, 2000
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
I found this book to be very informative. It provides some information genealogically and describes the historical perspective of the region. I bought both the Carolinas and the Tennessee book and found that there was repetition. Therefore, I recommend buying one book on the Scotch-Irish written by Mr. Kennedy.
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