Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-357).

Part 1 Rulers and Rednecks -- 1 Big Moccasin Gap 3 -- 2 Radical Individualists 9 -- Part 2 Making of a People-and a Nation -- 1 Hadrian's Wall 23 -- 2 Tribalism Versus Feudalism: The Celtic Tie of Kinship 32 -- 3 Braveheart 42 -- 4 Bannockburn 55 -- Part 3 Ulster Scots -- 1 Ulster Plantation 67 -- 2 Border Warriors-and Bible Beaters 76 -- 3 Problem Children of Ulster 87 -- 4 Londonderry. The Boyne. Exodus 102 -- Part 4 Spirit of a Revolution -- 1 Roots 123 -- 2 Pioneers and Radicals 131 -- 3 Preachers and Warriors 154 -- Part 5 Rise and Fall: The Heart of the South -- 1 Westward, Ho 177 -- 2 Old Hickory 185 -- 3 Winds of War 207 -- 4 Attack and Die 219 -- Part 6 Reconstruction. Diaspora. Reeducation? -- 1 Mess the Yankees Made 237 -- 2 Fight. Sing. Drink. Pray 253 -- 3 Poor but Proud-and Stubborn as Hell 265 -- 4 Hillbilly Highways 276 -- Part 7 Reflections: The Unbreakable Circle -- 1 Glad Soldiers, Accidental Scholars 299 -- 2 Invisible People 317 -- 3 Rites of Passage: The Legacy of Camel Six 328 -- 4 Kensett, Arkansas 337.