Scottish-American History

[macwilkin]

Howdy folks,

I've posted a few times about my reenacting of the "Pioneer" period (approx. 1780-1830). I've got the "no-kilt" thing down, but I'd still like to have my "persona" be that of a Scottish immigrant.

If anyone could point me towards some books, movies, or websites with information on early-American Scots, I would truly appreciate it. I've done my own searches, but I can't seem to come up with anything.

~Yeti

Here are three to start off with:

Hewitson, Jim. Tam Blake & Co.: the story of the Scots in America. Edinburgh: Canongate, 1993.

Hunter, James. A Dance called America: the Scottish Highlands, the United States, and Canada. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1995.

Szasz, Fernec M. Scots in the North American West, 1790-1917. Norman: University of Oklahoma, 2000.

Regards,

Todd