I thought Webb’s book Born Fighting was very good and pretty accurate in its depiction of the South and how Scots Irish values shaped the Southern character. I can’t tell you how many times I said “How is this guy a Democrat?” as I read it.
I think he’s misguided in other areas but has this right..
I grew up with my southern relatives saying “I declare..” And “to beat the band”...which is distinctively Scotch-Irish...