This genealogy classic, written in the bad old days of shoe leather and courthouse basements before the Internet, tells of a Southern man's discovery of his Native American ancestry in the 1990s.

Among fascinating regional and local stories, you'll discover how the Yateses of Virginia coped on the frontier?how some Cherokees escaped the Trail of Tears?what the Southern drawl really means?where The Tree That Owns Itself is?how Elisabeth Yates stole her cattle back from Gen. Sherman.

Out of print for years and accessible only in electronic form, this sought-after family history is now available in abridged form retaining all its local color, storytelling and genealogy help in an exciting audiobook version.