Virkus, Frederick A. (ed.), The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy/First Families of America/A Genealogical Encyclopedia of The United States. Seven volumes were published between 1925 and 1942 -- and reprinted many times since.   Virkus organized the impressive-sounding (if somewhat redundantly titled) "The American Institute of American Genealogy" and invited the public to submit genealogies for inclusion in his volumes -- without verification and, in most cases, without references or records.  

Turk, Marion G., The Quiet Adventurers in America – Channel Island Settlers in the American Colonies and in the United States, Cleveland, OH, Genie Repros (1975).

Jerkins, Grace M., Chronicles of The Gossett Family, self-published (1985).