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For a full treatment of the German migration see Faust, _The German Element in the United States_ (2 vols. 1909); for the Scotch-Irish see Hanna, _The Scotch-Irish_ (2 vols.
Beginnings of the American People Carl Lotus Becker 1909
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His dress is simple: a sedate blue blazer with grey slacks and a dark plaid tie—a tribute to his Scotch-Irish heritage.
Don't Know Much About History Brian Bolduc 2011
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There are probably more Scotch-Irish than any other group in this country.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Discourteous to Wear American Flag Images on Cinco de Mayo? 2010
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Scotch-Irish on American and particularly rural southern culture?
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There are probably more Scotch-Irish than any other group in this country.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Discourteous to Wear American Flag Images on Cinco de Mayo? 2010
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The last book that I was writing ... [a] nonfiction book about the Scotch-Irish migration ... [was] basically about the creation of populist-style democracy in the United States, Jacksonian democracy.
Jim Webb: The last Jacksonian Democrat E.J. Dionne Jr. 2011
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Though he acknowledged his Irish birth, he was, like many Scotch-Irish Presbyterians of his era, both anti-Irish and anti-Catholic.
Banking On the Future David Nasaw 2011
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That being the case, we (Americans of the United States variety) generally do not describe the differences between, say, white Minnesotans (many of whom have Scandinavian backgrounds) and white West Virginians (many of whom have Scotch-Irish backgrounds) as “racial” differences.
Global Voices in English » Taiwan: Racist cartoon causes controversy 2009
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The last book that I was writing ... [a] nonfiction book about the Scotch-Irish migration ... [was] basically about the creation of populist-style democracy in the United States, Jacksonian democracy.
Jim Webb: The last Jacksonian Democrat E.J. Dionne Jr. 2011
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(Unless you want to plead that Scotch-Irish connection.)
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