WebJames Webb’s amazing book, Born Fighting, is a wonderful cultural analysis first of all of the Scots-Irish people whose immigration patterns have made the south what it is today, but moreover the book is revelatory for even a southern native like myself. My aunt has apparently traced my family lineage all the way back to Magna Charta times ... WebBorn Fighting is an interesting, fairly well written book, but readers should understand where it's coming from. If anyone wants to read a balanced, objective book on the Scots-Irish, I would suggest Scotch-Irish: A Social History by James G. Leyburn.

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WebOct 11, 2005 · Born Fighting shows that the Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston; they were the writers Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain; and they have given America numerous great military leaders, including Stonewall Jackson, … WebBorn Fighting is the first book to chronicle the full journey of this remarkable cultural group, and the profound, but unrecognized, ... Customer Reviews. Darth Daver , 08/31/2013. … grumbleweed charlie bear

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WebPraise “Born Fighting is a bombshell—or else the most brilliant battle flare ever launched by a book.James Webb reveals the all-but-invisible ethnic group that has created the … WebJul 1, 2005 · Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, by James Webb, New York: Broadway Books, 369 pages, $14.95. Long dismissed as rednecks, crackers, and … WebOct 11, 2005 · Editorial Reviews. Born Fighting is a bombshell—or else the most brilliant battle flare ever launched by a book.James Webb … grumblethorpe garden