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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

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blood feud

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electronic resource eBook

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Lisa Alther

Sub title

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 -- Origins -- The path to Pikeville -- Dark and bloody ground -- Border states -- Avengement -- 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!" -- Aftermath -- Survivors -- Other feuds -- The Corsica of America -- The inner hillbilly -- Man toys -- Epilogue: the Hatfield-McCoy industry -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: "Green are the woods" by Abner Vance -- Endnotes -- Selected bibliography -- Index

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