The Scotch-Irish: A Social History
Dispelling much of what he terms the 'mythology' of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the action of their residence in that region upon their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America, where they settled especially in the back-country of Pennsylvania, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, and...
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Dispelling much of what he terms the 'mythology' of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the action of their residence in that region upon their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America, where they settled especially in the back-country of Pennsylvania, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, and then after the Revolutionary War were in the van of pioneers to the west.
ForewordvIntroductionxiPart IThe Scot in 16001.Poverty and Insecurity32.Domestic Life of the Lowland Scot143.Scottish Social Institutions in 1600364.Religion in Scotland47A.Before the Reformation47B.The Reform and After565.The Mind and Character of the Lowlander62Part IIThe Scots in Ireland6.The Plantation of Ulster, 1610 and After837.Causes of the Scottish Migration99A.Economic99B.Religious1018.The Pioneer Scots in Ulster, 1606-16341089.The Hard Years, 1634-169012010.Intermarriage with the Irish13311.The Character of the Ulster Scot140Part IIIThe Scotch-Irish in America12.The Migration15713.Scotch-Irish Settlements184A.Southeastern Pennsylvania186B.The Valley of Virginia200C.The Upper Carolinas210D.Indian Menace to Settlement223E.Smaller Settlements of Scotch-Irish225(1)New England236(2)The Middle Colonies242(3)The Tidewater South25014.Frontier Society25615.The Presbyterian Church27316.The Scotch-Irish in Politics29617.Final Estimate317Appendix IThe Name "Scotch-Irish"327Appendix IIImportant Events in Scottish History335Notes338Bibliography354Index373
\ From the PublisherA most readable contribution to the growing body of sophisticated literature on immigration in the colonial period.\ Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography\ Work . . . of such merit that it should supersede most of its predecessors.\ Mississippi Valley Historical Review\ Shrewd and novel speculations on frontier society and national character. . . . The best survey yet of the Scotch-Irish.\ American Historical Review\ This admirable book takes a fresh and frank look at the Scotch-Irish.\ Journal of Presbyterian History\ Clearly written and well organized. . . . Leyburn has provided the general reader with an extremely useful account.\ North Carolina Historical Review\ \ \
