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Blood feud, the Hatfields and the McCoys : the epic story of murder and vengeance, Lisa Alther

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Blood feud, the Hatfields and the McCoys : the epic story of murder and vengeance, Lisa Alther
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-273) and index
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illustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Blood feud
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bibliography
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Lisa Alther
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the Hatfields and the McCoys : the epic story of murder and vengeance
Summary
A fascinating new look at the infamous story of the Hatfields and the McCoys and their blood feud that began in 1865 with the murder of Harmon McCoy, a Union soldier, by a Confederate Hatfield relative
Table Of Contents
Introduction : murderland -- The path to Pikeville -- Dark and bloody ground -- Border states -- Hog trial -- Montagues and Capulets of the Cumberlands -- Pawpaw murders -- Devil Anse and the hellhounds -- New Year's night massacre -- All over but the shouting -- "The Hatfields made me do it!" -- Survivors -- Other feuds -- The Corsica of America -- The inner hillbilly -- Man toys -- Epilogue : the Hatfield-McCoy industry -- Appendix : "Green are the woods" / by Abner Vance
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