Melungeons: Examining an Appalachian Legend

In Melungeons: Examining An Appalachian Legend, the reader will find an extensive investigation into the theories, old and new, about Melungeons. The author has considered each and every traditional tale about this unusual group of Tennessee settlers. This definitive work gives the researcher an opportunity to compare actual records with the legends and it provides proof that much of what has been written previously is undocumented oral history. Primary and secondary core-group surnames are discussed at length, providing links to various native American tribes, who were joined by mixed groups of German, French and English families over the years. This book is an excellent example of scholarship at its best. It is complete with footnotes, appendices and an extensive bibliography for further reading.