Explore the formative, yet often half-forgotten, history of the Ulster-Scots and their profound impact on the creation of the United States. This narrative traces their journey from the lowlands and borderlands of Scotland, through settlement in the northern province of Ireland, and across the Atlantic frontier.

Key Features/Benefits

• Examines the migration of farmers, weavers, ministers, craftsmen, labourers, traders, widows, and families seeking a life beyond the constraints of landlords and bishops.
• Details the movement across water, kingdoms, frontiers, and identities that defined this crucial demographic shift.
• Focuses on those accustomed to hard ground, hard weather, hard preaching, and hard necessity who sought a broader future.

Specifications

• Author: Robert Millar
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 274 pages
• Publication Date: June 5, 2026
• ISBN-13: 979-8180227928
• Dimensions: 152 x 17 x 229 mm (or 15.24 x 1.65 x 22.86 cm)
• Item Weight: 476 g
• Manufacturer: Independently published

This book chronicles the story of a people whose migration became one of the most formative strands in the making of America, driven by the need to escape a world that had become too narrow.