Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-406) and index.
Contents:
The Melungeons and other groups -- I-The beginning to the 19th century -- II-The Native American Indian and the Melungeons -- III-Other possible Origins -- IV-Portuguese ancestry follows -- V-Origins of Portugal and Lusitania -- VI-The age of discovery and the new world -- VII-Portuguese in America-15th, 16th centuries -- VIII-Portuguese presence after the 16th century -- IX-Portuguese sea route to India -- X-Portuguese-Melungeon connection.
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