Frontier Scots

**COScotsman** · 25th September 12, 12:59 PM

Been reading a book on dealing with the Scottish influence on the settling of the American West entitled "Frontier Scots: The Scots who won the West" by Jenni Calder. Not finished with it yet but it is interesting for filling in the gap in the history of the West.

**ShaunMaxwell** · 25th September 12, 02:01 PM

The Scots were certainly instrumental in settling Texas, as they were among the first wave of immigrants. The profound influence they had on early Texas is apparent from the names of many of our cities and counties... Houston, Dallas, Austin, Bowie (Buidhe), etc.

Sounds like an interesting read!

SM

**Nick the DSM** · 26th September 12, 02:07 PM

Is it mainly Scots or Scots-Irish settlers?

**COScotsman** · 26th September 12, 02:13 PM

So far, it is all Scots.

**BuchananBiker** · 28th September 12, 07:18 PM

This sounds like a dang good read.... and gives me an excuse to grab my flintlock and a great kilt and go ranging....

**Ian.MacAllan** · 21st October 12, 02:11 PM

[QUOTE=WYScotsman;1125295]. . . "Frontier Scots: The Scots who won the West" by Jenni Calder. . . ./QUOTE]
Any chance you can post the ISBN, publisher & date?

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**COScotsman** · 21st October 12, 02:14 PM

Here is the info you wanted:

Publisher: Luath Press Limited (May 1, 2010)
ISBN-10: 1906307997
ISBN-13: 978-1906307998

Here is the Amazon page for it: http://www.amazon.com/Frontier-Scots...frontier+scots

Hope that helps.

**macwilkin** · 21st October 12, 07:04 PM

I haven't read this particular book by Mrs. Calder (her late father, btw, was David Daiches, the noted Burnsian and son of the Chief Rabbi of Edinburgh), but I can also recommend a similar book by the late Fernec Szasz, Scots in the North American West, 1790-1917, from the University of Oklahoma Press (2000). Dr. Szasz also published a fascinating book about the connection between Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns in 2009.

T.