Source:Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scotch Irish Pioneers

Summary

This work is the primary reference on the topic. It covers the conditions in Ulster which promoted the immigration of the Scotch-Irish to the New World about 1718, and their various settlements. The bulk of the volume concerns their settlements in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, but there are also chapters dealing with settlements in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Humdreds of immigrants are mentioned in the text, and there are lists of settlers. The appendix has a long list showing the home towns in Ireland of hundreds of Scoth-Irish families, and several other lists of interest. The book is attractively illustrated with maps of Ulster and the American colonies, and pen and ink sketches of many scenes in Ulster. Sources are cited in footnotes. The author of this work, which is cited in the Harvard Guide to American History, was a noted antiquarian, librarian, and author of numerous works on early American life.

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ISBN 1-55613-235-2