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Daughter of the Legend
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- updated:
- status: high-priority, to be worked
- Melungeon-specific
editor:
John H. Spurlock
publisher:
ISBN:
9780945084426
date:
pages:
242
description:
A regional love story set in the hills of Tennessee against a backdrop of mystery and racial misunderstanding. Dave, a young lumberjack, falls in love with Deutsia, a Melungeon girl. Her people are shunned by the valley people and the relationship splits the lifetime friendship of Dave and his best friend, Ben. Edited and preface written by John H. Spurlock and the afterword by Brent Kennedy.
citation (CMOS):
Jesse Stuart. Daughter of the Legend. Edited by John H. Spurlock. Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1994.
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- The Melungeons: The Pioneers of the Interior Southeastern United States 1526-1997
- Hillbilly Women: Mountain Women Speak of Struggle and Joy in Southern Appalachia
- Melungeon Voices S2 E6 – Lauren Magnussen
- Melungeon Voices S3 Bonus – Live from the 2022 Author Event
- Singing Down the Preacher
- Melungeon Voices S5 E2 – “Generations: An Indigenous Exhibit”