Pennsylvania and Kentucky are two American states settled primarily at opposite ends of the 18th century by Ulster-Scots Presbyterians. In this fourth of the popular chronicles on this hardy; pioneering breed of people; Billy Kennedy vividly details the stories behind the early settlements and the enduring personalities who came to the fore during a fascinating period of history. William Penn and his Quaker community encouraged the European settlers to move in large numbers to the colonial lands in Pennsylvania from the beginning of the 18th century and the Scots-Irish were among the earliest families to set up homes in Philadelphia; Lancaster; Elizabethtown; Harrisburg; and Pittsburgh. President James Buchanan was a Scots-Irish son of Pennsylvania; one of thirteen Presidents with Ulster family links; and many other illustrious citizens of the Keystone State trace their roots to immigrants who crossed the Atlantic from the North of Ireland. Kentucky; established as a state in 1792; was pioneered two decades earlier by renowned frontiersmen Daniel Boone and a few Ulster-Scots families; such as the WArnocks; the McAfees; the Logans; and the McGarys. Those were dark and dangerous days west of the Appalachian Mountains and through the Cumberland Gap and the bloody conflict between the settlers and the Indian tribes terribly stained the landscape of the Bluegrass State. Gradually; civilized society emerged in Kentucky by the beginning of the 19th century and it was Scots-Irish soldiers; hunters; politicians; lawyers; and plain ordinary farmers who were in the vanguard of bringing this about. This book records for posterity the outstanding contribution of the Scots-Irish in Pennsylvania and Kentucky; and; as with the immigrant settlers in Tennessee; the Shenandoah Valley; and the Carolinas; it is a story well worth telling.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Allied Aircraft of World War IIBy Same Old Same OldMy grandson is named after his great grandfather who served in WWII as a fighter pilot. He's passed now; but Rex loves anything associated with his great grandfather-name sake. He loves this book!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great ProfilesBy Kenneth Lee HamlettI really enjoyed all the side drawings of a wide variety if aircraft.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A helpful supplement to a collection of books on WW II aircraftBy Robert MooreThis is an excellent supplementary book on WW II aircraft. I have very broad interests in studying WW II; but with subcategories inside subcategories within categories would be the aircraft of WW II; more Pacific than European theater. Sadly; this book is irrelevant; for the most part; to the Pacific Theater; since the focus is entirely on the Eastern or Western or Atlantic fronts in WWII. Some planes there were more common in the Pacific are dealt with; but exclusively in the way that they were. For instance; the Grumman F4F Wildcat; or Martlet; as it was known in the Royal Navy; is dealt with primarily in its use in attacks on submarines and attacking anti-convoy aircraft such as the Condors. But the Hellcat; which replaced the Wildcat on the Fast Carriers in the Pacific; just as the Wildcat was replaced by Corsair in the US Marines; was little used in the Atlantic because it required a larger deck. The Wildcat was widely used by both the US and Great Britain on the escort or jeep carriers. Wildcats needed a much smaller deck and they also took up so much less room that they remained valuable contributors until the end of the war. Similarly; the B-25 Mitchell; though used extensively in the Mediterranean and even in Europe; was primarily used in the Pacific; especially in attacking shipping and and in ground support. On the other hand; the B-17 Flying Fortress played a smaller role in the Pacific; so this book shows its very large role in Europe. So the book is clearly mistitled. An accurate title would be ALLIED AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER; 1939-1945.There is both a huge upside and a huge downside to the illustrations. In many aircraft books you might get 2 or 3 drawings of an aircraft from the side along with a similar number from the top and from the front. Here we get a stunning number of drawings from the side; which is of value; though limited value. The greatest value of the book is tying particular versions of aircraft to particular uses in the war to particular uses or missions. There is also some helpful information in the text. But if you are new to studying the airwar in WW II; this is probably not of signficant value. I have somewhere around 40 books on the aircraft of WW II and I'm delighted to have this book as a supplement to the others. But it leaves out more than it includes.
