SUBJECTS Please note our specific interest areas in each subject category. We are most interested in books that deal with people and events in Central Appalachia. We are open to fiction that has a well-researched historical base. |
| CIVIL WAR | Personal stories, no battle chronicles |
| COLONIAL TIMES | Early settlements of mountain areas |
| FAMILY STORIES | Sustained narratives of a person or family |
| FOLKLORE | Tales, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, foods, popular beliefs, customs |
| FRONTIER WARS | French and Indian, Dunsmore, and the like |
| KENTUCKY | Eastern region, the mountain areas |
| MELUNGEON | Interested in all credible theories |
| NATIVE AMERICAN | Native Americans dwelling in or near Appalachians |
| NORTH CAROLINA | Western region |
| REFERENCE | Encyclopedic and how-to works |
| RELIGION | All denominations and faiths, unique beliefs (for example, snake-handling) |
| REVOLUTIONARY WAR | Ancestors of mountain families who fought in war |
| SCOTCH-IRISH | History and stories, 1700–1850 |
| TENNESSEE | Establishment of state, eastern region |
| VIRGINIA | Southwestern area and migrations to it |
| WEST VIRGINIA | Pre-statehood, prior to 1863 |
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