Beschrijving
What do Mark Twain, Neil Armstrong and John McCain have in common? They’re all descendants of a merry group of Scots-Irish braggarts that crossed the Atlantic from Ireland in the early 1700s and settled in America’s South. Also known as the Other Irish , this bunch of patriotic, rebellious, fervently religious rascals gave America the NRA, at least fourteen presidents, decisive victories in the Revolutionary War, a third of today’s US Military, country music, Star Wars, the Munchkins, American-style Democracy and even the religious right. Yet few are familiar with them or their contributions to American culture. Now author and documentary maker Karen McCarthy shines a probing light on this fascinating topic, illuminating the extent to which the Scots-Irish helped weave the fabric of the American nation.
