| Description |
xvii, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [240]-273) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Hatfield family.
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McCoy family.
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Vendetta -- United States.
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Families -- United States.
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Hatfield-McCoy Feud.
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| ISBN |
9780762779185 |
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0762779187 |
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