Melungeons: Examining An Appalachian Legend

Description: Third updated edition. 380 pp. Index, bibliography, appendices, update sections concerning recent DNA testing. The author draws on her more than thirty-year study of these legendary mountaineers. She brings her recognized skills as a professional genealogist, as well as formal training in criminal investigation and legal research, to the hunt for Melungeon origins. The result is a fascinating and highly readable book which is also a scholarly examination of the Melungeon mystery. The author debunks many widely held but unsubstantiated beliefs about Melungeons. She dismisses trendy speculation about Old World Melungeon origins, p ... (more)

Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Release date: 6 September 2012
ISBN-10 : 1479249335 | ISBN-13: 9781479249336

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