In the Blue Ridge Mountains of the 19th century, a rich community thrives as neighbors of Scots and Irish heritage, Cherokee lineage, and New England Puritan stock simmer together in living out their day-to-day lives. At the heart of it all is the dash of salt, Mami Salami, a Melungeon, that mysterious, maligned and little known minority that enriched mountain culture from the shadows. Merrilee McKay lives in this high country, in a...