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Borderers

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How The Other Half Lives, Aaron Barlow Jan 2013

How The Other Half Lives, Aaron Barlow

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This chapter from The Cult of Individualism: A History of an Enduring American Myth describes the evolution of the culture that, today, is known as that of the Trump supporter, the red-state American culture descended from that of the Scots-Irish Borderers who came to the British colonies, primarily from Ulster Plantation, in the 18th century.


The Cult Of Individualism: A History Of An Enduring American Myth, Introduction, Aaron Barlow Jan 2013

The Cult Of Individualism: A History Of An Enduring American Myth, Introduction, Aaron Barlow

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Why do we have the Red State/Blue State divide in the United States today? This book traces the background of contemporary political strife to immigration from Ulster Plantation and the Scottish lowlands of the 18th century.