@article {11773,
	title = {Maps of Great Smoky Mountains National Park},
	journal = {Mapping the National Parks},
	volume = {2014},
	year = {Undated},
	publisher = {Library of Congress, American Memory},
	keywords = {Early exploration, Ecology, Geology, History, Maps, National Park Service, Topography},
	url = {http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/nphtml/gsmhome.html},
	author = {Patricia Molen van Ee}
}
@book {7141,
	title = {Terra Incognita: An Annotated Bibliography of the Great Smoky Mountains, 1544-1934},
	year = {2014},
	note = {Terra Incognita is the companion bibliography to DOTS, with annotations and essays related to the Great Smoky Mountains prior to 1934. This bibliography should be used when looking for sources or information regarding the Smokies before the national park was created. },
	publisher = {University of Tennessee Press},
	organization = {University of Tennessee Press},
	address = {Knoxville, TN},
	keywords = {Bibliographies, Cherokee Indians, Early exploration, History, Literature, Mountain life, Natural history, Park development, Tourism},
	author = {Bridges, Anne and Clement, Russ and Wise, Ken}
}
@article {2539,
	title = {Upland Chronicles: Arthur Stupka Left a Strong Legacy in the Smokies},
	journal = {The Mountain Press},
	year = {2012},
	month = {February 13},
	address = {Sevierville, TN},
	keywords = {Arthur Stupka, Early exploration},
	url = {http://themountainpress.com/view/full_story_free/17511743/article--Upland-Chronicles--Arthur-Stupka-left-a-strong-legacy-in-the-Smokies-?instance=features},
	author = {F. Carroll McMahan}
}
@book {2731,
	title = {It Happened in the Great
                        Smokies},
	year = {2004},
	publisher = {Falcon Press},
	organization = {Falcon Press},
	edition = {1st ed.},
	address = {Guilford, CT},
	keywords = {Arnold Guyot, Cherokee Indians, Early exploration, History, Mountain people, Pioneer families, Religion},
	author = {Bradley, Michael R}
}
@article {6952,
	title = {Tanasqui: A Glimpse of Sevier County 437 Years Ago},
	journal = {Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal and Newsletter},
	volume = {30},
	year = {2004},
	note = {Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.},
	month = {winter},
	pages = {6-15},
	abstract = {Describes the history of pre-Cherokee Indian tribes, particularly in reference to a mound known as the McCroskey Site (40SV9) at the junction of the Little Pigeon and French Broad Rivers.  Covers political structure, contact with Europeans, social breakdown, arrival of the Cherokees, and recent archaeological exploration of the site.  Includes an extensive bibliography.},
	keywords = {Archaeology, Early exploration},
	author = {Evans, ERaymond}
}
@book {4516,
	title = {New World Botany: Columbus to Darwin},
	year = {2001},
	publisher = {A.R.G. Gantner Verlag},
	organization = {A.R.G. Gantner Verlag},
	address = {Ruggell, Liechtenstein},
	keywords = {Alum Cave, Botany, Early exploration, Ferdinand Rugel, Samuel Buckley, William Bartram},
	author = {Petersen, Ronald H}
}
@book {2267,
	title = {Where There Are Mountains: An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians},
	year = {2000},
	note = {Illustrations, Maps},
	publisher = {University of Georgia Press},
	organization = {University of Georgia Press},
	address = {Athens, GA},
	keywords = {Cherokee Indians, Early exploration, Hernando De Soto, History, Mountain life, Topography},
	author = {Davis, Donald Edward}
}
@mastersthesis {4052,
	title = {An Annotated Bibliography on Southeastern American Botanical Explorers Prior to 1821},
	year = {1999},
	month = {March},
	school = {University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill},
	type = {Masters of Science},
	address = {Chapel Hill, NC},
	keywords = {Botany, Early exploration, Flora},
	url = {http://ils.unc.edu/MSpapers/2486.pdf},
	author = {Gilmour, Ronald W}
}
@book {7163,
	title = {The Forgotten Portuguese },
	series = {Portuguese making of America.},
	year = {1998},
	publisher = {Portuguese-American Historical Research Foundation, Inc.},
	organization = {Portuguese-American Historical Research Foundation, Inc.},
	address = {Franklin, NC},
	keywords = {Early exploration, History, Pioneers},
	author = {Mira, Manuel}
}
@book {2805,
	title = {A Heritage Journey through the Great Smoky Mountains},
	year = {1998},
	note = {Illustrations, Maps},
	publisher = {Smoky Mountain Host of North Carolina},
	organization = {Smoky Mountain Host of North Carolina},
	address = {Franklin, NC},
	keywords = {Cherokee Indians -- History, Early exploration, Hiking, History, Mountain life, Music, Trail of Tears, Trails},
	author = {Smoky Mountain Host of North
                            Carolina,}
}
@article {11472,
	title = {"A Whole Torrent of Mean and Malevolent Abuse": Party Politics and the Clingman-Mitchell Controversy, Part I},
	journal = {The North Carolina Historical Review},
	volume = {70},
	year = {1993},
	month = {July},
	pages = {241-265},
	keywords = {Clingmans Dome, Early exploration, Hiking, History},
	author = {Jeffrey, Thomas E}
}
@article {11473,
	title = {"A Whole Torrent of Mean and Malevolent Abuse": Party Politics and the Clingman-Mitchell Controversy: Part II },
	journal = {The North Carolina Historical Review},
	volume = {70},
	year = {1993},
	month = {October},
	pages = {401-429},
	publisher = {North Carolina Office of Archives and History},
	keywords = {Clingmans Dome, Early exploration, Hiking, History},
	author = {Jeffrey, Thomas E}
}
@article {6896,
	title = {Stones of Remembrance},
	journal = {Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter},
	volume = {18},
	year = {1992},
	note = {Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.},
	month = {winter},
	pages = {3-8},
	abstract = {This talk, given to the Smoky Mountain Historical Society, relates the history of the GSMNP by representing each era as a stone.  The first stone is the mountains themselves, followed by stones for its Cherokee Heritage, Pioneer Heritage, Early Travelers and Explorers, Botanical Significance, Logging Days, Conservation, National Park Movement, National Park Management, Resources, Visitors, and Thanksgiving.  There is a photo at the end of the Park archives and two employees, Kitty Manscill and Annette Evans, after the talk.},
	keywords = {Botany, Cherokee Indians, Early exploration, History, Logging, Park development, Park personnel, Tourism},
	author = {Cardwell, Glenn}
}
@article {3470,
	title = {Cades Cove: The Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community, 1818-1937},
	journal = {Tennessee Historical Quarterly},
	volume = {48},
	year = {1990},
	pages = {124},
	keywords = {Cades Cove, Early exploration, Mountain life, Park development, Pioneers},
	author = {Klotter, James C}
}
@article {5653,
	title = {Mapping The Great Smoky Mountains National Park},
	year = {1989},
	month = {January},
	institution = {U.S. Geological Survey},
	address = {Reston, VA},
	keywords = {Civil War, Early exploration, Geology -- Maps, History, Mapping},
	url = {http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/dotsdata/North_MappingTheGreatSmokyMountains_1989.pdf},
	author = {North, Gary W}
}
@article {3779,
	title = {Land Use History of Three Spruce-Fir Forest Sites in Southern Appalachia},
	journal = {Journal of Forest History},
	volume = {32},
	year = {1988},
	note = {<p>Illustrations, Maps</p>},
	month = {January},
	pages = {4-21},
	keywords = {Clingmans Dome, Early exploration, Fraser fir, Grassy balds, History, Indian Gap, Logging, Red spruce, Spruce-Fir forests, Tourism},
	author = {Schafale, Michael P and Pyle, Charlotte}
}
@article {4513,
	title = {Moses Ashley Curtis{\textquoteright}s 1839 Expedition into the North Carolina Mountains},
	journal = {Castanea},
	volume = {53},
	year = {1988},
	month = {June},
	pages = {110-121},
	keywords = {Early exploration, Personal narratives},
	author = {Petersen, Ronald H}
}
@article {6457,
	title = {Brice McFalls and Alexander McKenzie Discover Little Greenbrier Cove},
	journal = {Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter},
	volume = {11},
	year = {1985},
	note = {Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.},
	month = {summer},
	pages = {40},
	abstract = {Shares the author{\textquoteright}s research findings for the early history of the Cove.},
	keywords = {Early exploration, Greenbrier Cove, Pioneer families},
	author = {Hunt, Edward E}
}
@article {6445,
	title = {The Lesser Franklin},
	journal = {Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter},
	volume = {10},
	year = {1984},
	note = {Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.},
	month = {winter},
	pages = {19-26},
	abstract = {Describes the Territory South of the French Broad and its role in the State of Franklin, from 1776 to 1806.  Includes battles, legislative issues, and difficulties for the settlers to get title to their land, despite treaties.},
	keywords = {Blount County, Cherokee Indians -- Land negotiation, Early exploration, Pioneer families, Revolutionary War, Sevier County},
	author = {Templin, David H}
}
@article {12475,
	title = {Isaac Thomas},
	journal = {Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter},
	volume = {6},
	year = {1980},
	note = {Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.},
	month = {December},
	pages = {2-7},
	abstract = {Biography of Isaac Thomas (1735-1818), excerpted from book Isaac Thomas of Sevierville, Tennessee by Charlotte B. Wynn. Thomas was an early settler of Sevier County and the Sevierville area.},
	keywords = {Early exploration, Genealogy, Pioneer families, Pioneers, Sevierville},
	author = {Wynn, Charlotte Bailey}
}
@article {3241,
	title = {Early Explorers in the Great Smokies},
	journal = {East Tennessee Historical Society Publications},
	volume = {51},
	year = {1979},
	note = {Illustrations},
	pages = {40-53},
	keywords = {Arnold Guyot, Early exploration, History, Park development},
	author = {Fink, Paul M}
}
@article {4572,
	title = {Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park},
	year = {1974},
	note = {On file Cultural Resources Management Office, Parkwide, GRSM.},
	institution = {The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill},
	address = {Chapel Hill, NC},
	keywords = {Archaeology, Early exploration, History},
	author = {Coe, Joffre L}
}
@book {6581,
	title = {Early Travels in the Tennessee Country, 1540-1800},
	year = {1970},
	publisher = {Franklin Book Reprints},
	organization = {Franklin Book Reprints},
	address = {Nashville, TN},
	keywords = {Cherokee Indians, Early exploration, History, Pioneers},
	author = {Williams, Samuel Cole}
}
@article {2363,
	title = {How High is Mt. Guyot?},
	journal = {Appalachian Trailway News},
	volume = {30},
	year = {1969},
	pages = {10},
	keywords = {Arnold Guyot, Early exploration, Topography -- Surveying},
	author = {James Hollandsworth}
}
@article {11499,
	title = {Mt. Le Conte: A Great Mountain Stands Alone},
	journal = {Colorful Great Smoky Mountains},
	volume = {1},
	year = {1967},
	month = {spring-summer},
	pages = {18-25},
	keywords = {Alum Cave, Cherokee Indians -- Folklore, Early exploration, Hiking, Horses, Scenery and landscapes, Trails},
	author = {Anderson, Joe}
}
@article {3184,
	title = {Strangers in High Places: The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains},
	journal = {Journal of Forestry},
	volume = {65},
	year = {1967},
	pages = {131-132},
	keywords = {Book reviews, Cherokee Indians, Early exploration, History, Park development},
	author = {Demmon, Elwood L}
}
@article {3160,
	title = {Ecological Studies in the Great Smoky Mountains},
	journal = {Association of the Southeastern Biologists Bulletin},
	volume = {12},
	year = {1965},
	note = {Illustrations},
	month = {July},
	pages = {63-65},
	keywords = {Biology, Dr. Royal E. Shanks, Early exploration},
	author = {Crandall, Dorothy Louise}
}
@book {4417,
	title = {Francis Asbury in North Carolina: The North Carolina Portions of The Journal of Francis Asbury},
	year = {1964},
	note = {Maps},
	month = {circa},
	publisher = { Parthenon Press},
	organization = { Parthenon Press},
	address = {Nashville, TN},
	keywords = {Early exploration},
	author = {Grady L E Carroll and Asbury, Francis}
}
@article {5007,
	title = {Brief History of Tapoco and the Great Smoky Country},
	year = {1950},
	note = {Maps},
	month = {May},
	publisher = {Tapoco Lodge},
	address = {Tapoco, NC},
	keywords = {Cherokee Indians, Early exploration, History, Water power},
	author = {Houseley, J Elmer}
}
@book {2509,
	title = {The Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge: The Story of the Southern Appalachians},
	year = {1943},
	note = {Illustrations, Maps},
	publisher = {The Vanguard Press},
	organization = {The Vanguard Press},
	address = {New York},
	keywords = {Cherokee Indians, Cherokee removal, Climate, Early exploration, Flora, Flowering plants, Folklore, Forest fires, Fraser fir, Geology, Hernando De Soto, History, Logging, Mountain life, Mountain life -- Hunting, Mountain people, Pioneers, Red spruce, Trees},
	author = {Peattie, Roderick}
}
@article {11912,
	title = {Arnold Guyot{\textquoteright}s Notes on the Geography of the Mountain District of Western North Carolina},
	journal = {The North Carolina Historical Review},
	volume = {15},
	year = {1938},
	month = {July},
	pages = {251-318},
	publisher = {North Carolina Office of Archives and History},
	keywords = {Arnold Guyot, Civil War, Early exploration, Geographic names, Maps},
	author = {Avery, Myron H and Boardman, Kenneth S}
}
@article {3158,
	title = {Traditions Concerning De Soto in Cullowhee},
	journal = {Western Carolina Teachers College: Regional Sketches},
	volume = {14},
	year = {1937},
	pages = {14-16},
	publisher = {Western Carolina Teachers College},
	address = {Cullowhee, NC},
	keywords = {Early exploration, Hernando De Soto, History},
	author = {Thomas A. Cox}
}
@article {2426,
	title = {Arnold Guyot{\textquoteright}s Explorations in the Great Smoky Mountains},
	journal = {Appalachia},
	volume = {82},
	year = {1936},
	pages = {253-261},
	keywords = {Arnold Guyot, Early exploration, Topography -- Surveying},
	author = {Fink, Paul M and Avery, Myron H}
}
@article {5009,
	title = {Cades Cove},
	journal = {The Maryville Times},
	year = {1932},
	month = {September 15},
	type = {Typed manuscript of speech to the Rural Leter Carriers},
	address = {Maryville, TN},
	keywords = {Cades Cove -- History, Early exploration, Pioneers, Religion},
	author = {Oliver, John W}
}
@book {12388,
	title = {The Rear-Guard of the Revolution},
	year = {1903},
	publisher = {D. Appleton and Company},
	organization = {D. Appleton and Company},
	address = {New York},
	keywords = {Early exploration, History, North Carolina, Pioneer families, Pioneer families -- Settlements, Pioneers},
	author = {Gilmore, James R}
}
@article {3296,
	title = {On the Appalachian Mountain System},
	journal = {The American Journal of Science and Arts},
	volume = {31},
	year = {1861},
	pages = {157-187},
	keywords = {Early exploration, Topography -- Surveying},
	author = {Guyot, Arnold}
}
