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The story of the Scots-Irish is one of the struggles and achievements of an American immigrant group that existed for only a short period; whose descendants continued to make their marks on the young country for generations. From the North of Ireland to the backwoods of the American frontier; the tale of the Scots-Irish includes a massive exodus to the New World; where they founded communities in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; and the Irish Tract of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War era.Containing nearly six thousand names of documented settlers of the primarily Scots-Irish settlements of Virginia and North Carolina; Chasing The Frontier includes materials from church records; military records; early wills and deeds; and newspapers of the time. For the frontier families; life was a daily test of endurance and hardship; but the Scots-Irish also found time for horseracing; gambling; and socializing; and the migration of this hardy race and the lure of the frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee led to the founding of churches and state charters; and elections to some of the highest offices in the country.Chasing the Frontier is a snapshot of everyday life for the pioneering Scots-Irish in early America.