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North from the Mountains a Folk History of the Carmel Melungeon Settlement,Highland County, Ohio: A Folk History of the Carmel Melungeon Settlement,) Paperback – November 1, 2001

by John S. Kessler (Author), Donald B. Ball (Author), N. Brent Kennedy (Author)

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The newest book in Mercer University Press new series The Melungeons: History, Culture, Ethnicity, and Literature is North from the Mountains: A Folk History of the Carmel Melungeon Settlement, Highland County, Ohio by John S. Kessler and Donald B. Ball. It is the first substantive study of the Carmel Melungeon settlement since 1950. Tracing their history from about 1700, this book contains extensive firsthand information to be found in no other source, and relates the Carmel population to the Melungeons and similar mixed-blood populations originating in the Mid-Atlantic coastal region.

This study combines a review of documentary evidence, extensive firsthand observations of the group, and information gleaned from area informants and a visit to the Carmel area. The senior author, until about age eighteen, was a resident of a community nearby, hence the personal insight and perspective into the lifestyle and inter- and intrarelationships of the group.

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220 pages
Language

English
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Mercer Univ Pr
Publication date

November 1, 2001
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6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0865547033
ISBN-13

978-0865547032
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John S. Kessler was raised in the Carmel community in southeastern Highland County, Ohio, where his ancestors had lived for several generations. Previous publications have appeared in The Nautilus, Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science, and Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology.

Donald B. Ball is a native of Middle Tennessee. Previous publications have appeared in the Tennessee Anthropologist, Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin, and Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology. He is an archaeologist for the US Army Corps of Engineers in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mercer Univ Pr; Illustrated edition (November 1, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0865547033
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0865547032
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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V. Foss

North from the Mountains a mirror of an isolated society

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2013

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I have heard many stories about the Carmel settlement from people in Ross County, Ohio (most of them unflattering) and this book puts everything in an impartial perspective. I first became interested in the Melungeon culture when I discovered that Gary Powers
was a Melungeon. Even then, there had been very little written about them and it was considered a pejorative term, so this book answered many questions I had.

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Houston4421

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Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2010

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This book tells a lot about the migration of the Perkins, Gibson, and Cole families to the Ohio Valley. It was great to be able to see my family
names in print and to learn a little more about where I came from.

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Paula Watson

SPEACHLESS!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2011

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This book is a must if you have any history/ancestry at all with "Carmel Melungeons". I found MANY of family members in this book. I was floored. The author, is an amazing writer. He sure gives a good sense of what came WAY before me!!!

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Rebecca V. Nichols

Absolutely a great read!

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2015

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This book is about my husbands family in Ohio. Absolutely a great read!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2020

I enjoyed reading about a group I had never heard of about where and how they lived. It didn't hurt, also, that I know one of the authors. I was able to ask questions of him about things I didn't understand.

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Great Reading, Excellent and Scholarly

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2001

"North from the Mountains" is a splendid read on the incresingly popular subject of Melungeon heritage. This is both an excellently written and exhaustively researched book by meticulous authors. It is a great read on Americana on the first person part of the senior author. Both men are experienced authors of scholarly papers, and their work on this book is the result of their exacting and uncomromising dedication to making as certain as possible that every last word in this book is documentable. I consider it the standard against which I will judge all other books on the subject. The Bibilography will set me off on searches for further material. It is a truly worthy book to add to any library, both personal and collegiate.

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