Many areas in the southern Appalachians were settled by the Scotch-Irish, including some communities in the Great Smoky Mountains. A social history by James G. Leyburn, this impressive volume traces this independent-minded group of people back to Scotland and on to Northern Ireland where they began their migration to the highlands of eastern America. Called the best survey yet of the Scotch-Irish by the American Historical Review, it is divided into three parts: Scotland, Ireland and America. Softcover, 377 pages.