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Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America

Former Secretary Webb talked about his book Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, published by Broadway. He traced the immigra… read more

Former Secretary Webb talked about his book Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America, published by Broadway. He traced the immigration of the Scots-Irish, an ethnic group defined from conflict from their earliest clans battling against England and their role in the settling of England’s Ulster Plantation in Northern Ireland during the 1700's. During the 18th century between 250,000 and 400,000 Scots-Irish traveled to America. Descendents of the rugged cultural group became famous American explorers and military leaders including: Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clarke, Davy Crockett, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, George S. Patton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan. close

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Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America

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Program ID:
184077-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Oct 30, 2004 | 12:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Mar 02, 2014 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Oct 30, 2004 | 12:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 31, 2004 | 6:19am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 31, 2004 | 2:50pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 31, 2004 | 9:05pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 16, 2005 | 10:15am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 05, 2005 | 1:03pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 09, 2005 | 5:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 13, 2005 | 5:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • May 08, 2007 | 2:11am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 22, 2014 | 4:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 23, 2014 | 2:01am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 02, 2014 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
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