| Part 1 | Recapturing the Past | 4 |
| Smoky Mountain Heritage | 7 | |
| Part 2 | Highland Homeland | 12 |
| By Wilma Dykeman and Jim Stokely | ||
| Homecoming | 17 | |
| Rail Fences | 30 | |
| Land of the Cherokees | 35 | |
| The Pioneers Arrive | 49 | |
| Rifle Making | 60 | |
| A Band of Cherokees Holds On | 63 | |
| From Pioneer to Mountaineer | 73 | |
| Spinning and Weaving | 94 | |
| The Sawmills Move In | 97 | |
| Birth of a Park | 107 | |
| The Past Becomes Present | 121 | |
| Handicrafts | 132 | |
| Coming Home | 137 | |
| Part 3 | Guide and Adviser | 146 |
| Traveling in the Smokies | 148 | |
| Oconaluftee | 150 | |
| Cades Cove | 152 | |
| Other Historic Sites in the Park | 154 | |
| Related Nearby Sites | 156 | |
| Armchair Explorations | 157 | |
| Index | 158 |