Blood Feud
The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance
By Lisa Alther
(Lyons Press, Hardcover, 9780762779185, 304pp.)
Publication Date: May 1, 2012
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: United States - State & Local - South
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America's most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Harmon McCoy, a Union soldier, by a Confederate Hatfield relative. But Southern grudges run long and deep. More than a decade later tempers flared over stolen hogs. This accusation triggered years of bloody violence and retribution that led to a tragic Romeo-and-Juliet interlude, a Supreme Court ruling, and Kentucky’s last public hanging. The final feud trial took place in 1898, but the rivalry didn’t end there. Its legend continues to have an enormous impact on the popular imagination and the people of the region. Here is a fascinating new look at the infamous story of the Hatfields and the McCoys.
Lisa Alther was born in the Appalachian town of Kingsport, Tennessee, and is the author of six bestselling novels, which have appeared in fifteen languages and sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Her father’s family is related by marriage to the Fighting McCoys.
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