Washed in the Blood
This unique three-part novel assumes that, regardless of what Americans learn in school, the Southeast was not a barren wilderness when the English ar…
Publisher: Mercer University Press
How They Shine: Melungeon Characters in the Fiction of Appalachia
In How They Shine: Melungeon Characters in the Fiction of Appalachia, Vande Brake argues that fiction writers choose to create Melungeon characters, i…
The Electronic Front Porch: An Oral History of the Arrival of Modern Media in Rural Appalachia and the Melungeon Community
Using oral histories, The Electronic Front Porch takes a revealing look at the impact of radio, television, and the internet on the residents of rural…
Windows on the Past: The Cultural Heritage of Vardy
Windows on the Past: The Cultural History of Vardy features oral histories and images of Melungeon daily life such as church gatherings and family act…
Through the Back Door: Melungeon Literacies and Twenty-First Century Technologies
Just a century ago, while specialized practices such as farming, preserving food, hunting, gathering, and distilling ensured survival in the unforgivi…
North from the Mountains: A Folk History of the Carmel Melungeon Settlement, Highland County, Ohio
North from the Mountains is the latest in the series, the Melungeons: History, Culture, Ethnicity, and Literature. This is the first substantive study…
From Anatolia to Appalachia: A Turkish-American Dialogue
Turkic people have been migrating to America for many centuries, but this significant influx has been largely unrecognized. In From Anatolia to Appala…
Children of Perdition: Melungeons and the Struggle of Mixed America
Some oppressed groups fought with guns, some fought in court, some exercised civil disobedience; the Melungeons, however, fought by telling folk tales…
Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia
Walking toward the Sunset is a historical examination of the Melungeons, a mixed-race group predominantly in southern Appalachia. Author Wayne Winkler…
Beyond the Sunset: The Melungeon Outdoor Drama, 1969-1976
In Beyond the Sunset, Wayne Winkler has well researched and documented the experience that changed the attitude and outlook of a whole group of people…