Melungeon Literature

 
 

Melungeon Boys 

Doris Ulmann's classic photo of two Melungeon boys 
 
 Try the titles listed below if you are interested in this mysterious, "vanished" group of Appalachian peoples. 
The Melungeions: The Resurrection of a Proud People By N. Brent Kennedy, Robyn Vaughan Kennedy (Joint Author) Cover Image

The Melungeions: The Resurrection of a Proud People (Paperback)

By N. Brent Kennedy, Robyn Vaughan Kennedy (Joint Author)
$17.95
ISBN: 9780865545168
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Mercer University Press - September 1st, 1996
Kinfolks: Falling Off the Family Tree By Lisa Alther Cover Image

Kinfolks: Falling Off the Family Tree (Paperback)

By Lisa Alther
$17.19
ISBN: 9781611451764
Availability: We can probably get this title but the price is subject to change.
Published: Arcade - March 1st, 2012
Melungeons: Notes on the Origin of a Race By Bonnie Ball Cover Image

Melungeons: Notes on the Origin of a Race (Paperback)

By Bonnie Ball
$9.95
ISBN: 9780932807748
Availability: We can probably get this title but the price is subject to change.
Published: Overmountain Press - January 1st, 1992
Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia (Melungeons: History) By Wayne Winkler Cover Image

Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia (Melungeons: History) (Paperback)

By Wayne Winkler
$23.75
ISBN: 9780865548695
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Mercer University Press - February 26th, 2020
Children of Perdition: Melungeons and the Struggle of Mixed America By Tim Hashaw Cover Image

Children of Perdition: Melungeons and the Struggle of Mixed America (Paperback)

By Tim Hashaw
$23.75
ISBN: 9780881460742
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Mercer University Press - May 1st, 2007
From Anatolia to Appalachia: A Turkish-American Dialogue (Melungeons) By Joseph M. Scolnick (Editor), N. Brent Kennedy (Editor) Cover Image

From Anatolia to Appalachia: A Turkish-American Dialogue (Melungeons) (Paperback)

By Joseph M. Scolnick (Editor), N. Brent Kennedy (Editor)
$23.75
ISBN: 9780865547766
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Mercer University Press - November 1st, 2021
Windows on the Past: The Cultural Heritage of Vardy, Hancock County Tennessee (Melungeons) By Druanna Williams Overbay Cover Image

Windows on the Past: The Cultural Heritage of Vardy, Hancock County Tennessee (Melungeons) (Paperback)

By Druanna Williams Overbay
$31.25
ISBN: 9780865549500
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Mercer University Press - November 1st, 2021
North from the Mountains: A Folk History of the Carmel Melungeon Settlement, Highland County, Ohio (Melungeons) By Donald B. Ball, John S. Kessler (Editor) Cover Image

North from the Mountains: A Folk History of the Carmel Melungeon Settlement, Highland County, Ohio (Melungeons) (Paperback)

By Donald B. Ball, John S. Kessler (Editor)
$25.00
ISBN: 9780865547032
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Mercer University Press - November 1st, 2021
Through the Back Door: Melungeon Literacies and Twenty-First Century Technologies By Katherine Vande Brake Cover Image

Through the Back Door: Melungeon Literacies and Twenty-First Century Technologies (Paperback)

By Katherine Vande Brake
$25.30
ISBN: 9780881461503
Availability: We can probably get this title but the price is subject to change.
Published: Mercer University Press - May 6th, 2009
The Electronic Front Porch: An Oral History of the Arrival of Modern Media in Rural Appalachia and the Melungeon Community (Melungeons: History) By Jacob J. Podber Cover Image

The Electronic Front Porch: An Oral History of the Arrival of Modern Media in Rural Appalachia and the Melungeon Community (Melungeons: History) (Hardcover)

By Jacob J. Podber
$40.25
ISBN: 9780881460896
Availability: We can probably get this title but the price is subject to change.
Published: Mercer University Press - September 1st, 2007
How They Shine: Melungeon Characters in the Fiction of Appalachia (Melungeons: History) By Katherine Vande Brake Cover Image

How They Shine: Melungeon Characters in the Fiction of Appalachia (Melungeons: History) (Paperback)

By Katherine Vande Brake
$33.75
ISBN: 9780865549838
Availability: No new copies on our shelves but maybe in used, now or arriving soon. Ask us.
Published: Mercer University Press - March 1st, 2006
Housekeeping: A Novel By Marilynne Robinson Cover Image

Housekeeping: A Novel (Paperback)

By Marilynne Robinson
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ISBN: 9780312424091
Availability: Out of Print: used copies probably available. Ask us.
Published: Picador - November 1st, 2004

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