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| Scotch-Irish? What are they? | |
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| Well, Billy, the Scotch-Irish came to this country from Britain by way of Ireland to the Appalachians. They settled the wilderness, lived in log cabins, and grew corn, which they made into moonshine. | |
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| Their culture is based on guns and evangelism. They disregard education and aristocracy. In many ways, they defined the character of , if not the country, at least the South and Midwest. | |
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| Famous Scotch-Irish includeJeff Gordon, Arnie Palmer, Andrew Jackson, Stonewall Jackson, U. S. Grant, Chester Arthur, George Patton, Audie Murphy, Mark Twain, Margaret Mitchell, Larry McMurtry... | |
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| John Wayne, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Stewart, Tallulah Bankhead, Pat Tillman, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton... | |
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| Oh, I get it now. My daddy calls them "white trash". | |
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