Outliers: The Story of Success · chapter 6 · id outliers-c6-05-david-hackett-fischers-albions
“David Hackett Fischer's Albion's Seed (1989) traces the Scots-Irish border culture to the Appalachian backcountry, arguing that 200,000+ Ulster Scots settlers between 1710-1775 brought a borderland culture of clan loyalty, violence, and distrust of authority.”
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Wikipedia: Albion's Seedsource alive
From 1710 to 1775, over 200,000 people settled from Ulster to the original thirteen American colonies, with a large concentration in the Appalachian region. Fischer describes their culture as characterized by tribalism, violence, and xenophobia.
Wikipedia: Scotch-Irish Americanssource alive
The Scotch-Irish settled primarily in the Appalachian frontier regions. Their culture included strong family loyalty, a martial tradition, and resistance to centralized authority.
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