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1. Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)—Social life and customs. 2. Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)—History. 3. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)—Guide-books. 4. Cherokee Indians—History.

I. Dykeman, Wilma. Highland homeland. II. United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications. III. Series: Handbook (United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications); 125.

F443.G7A8 1984 976.8’89 84-600108

ISBN 0-912627-22-0

Part 1Recapturing the Past[4]
Smoky Mountain Heritage[7]
Part 2Highland Homeland[12]
By Wilma Dykeman and Jim Stokely
Homecoming[17]
Rail Fences[30]
Land of the Cherokees[35]
The Pioneers Arrive[49]
Rifle Making[60]
A Band of Cherokees Holds On[63]
From Pioneer to Mountaineer[73]
Spinning and Weaving[94]
The Sawmills Move In[97]
Birth of a Park[107]
The Past Becomes Present[121]
Handicrafts[132]
Coming Home[137]
Part 3Guide and Adviser[146]
Traveling in the Smokies[148]
Oconaluftee[150]
Cades Cove[152]
Other Historic Sites in the Park[154]
Related Nearby Sites[156]
Armchair Explorations[157]
Index[158]

Part 1
Recapturing the Past

Joseph S. Hall