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Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance
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Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance Hardcover - 2012

by Alther, Lisa

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Guilford: Lyons Press, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Printing. Large Octavo.
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  • Title Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance
  • Author Alther, Lisa
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 2nd Printing
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lyons Press, Guilford
  • Date 2012
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1150908
  • ISBN 9780762779185 / 0762779187
  • Weight 1.21 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.28 x 1.22 in (23.52 x 15.95 x 3.10 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Geographic Orientation: Kentucky
    • Geographic Orientation: West Virginia
  • Library of Congress subjects Families - United States, Hatfield-McCoy Feud
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012011777
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.62

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From the jacket flap

America's most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by a Confederate relative of "Devil Anse" Hatfield. More than a decade later, Ranel McCoy accused a Hatfield of stealing one of his hogs, triggering years of violence and retribution, including a Romeo-and-Juliet interlude that eventually led to the death of one of McCoy's daughters. In a drunken brawl, three of McCoy's sons killed Devil Anse Hatfield's younger brother. Exacting vigilante revenge, a group of Hatfields tied them up and shot them dead. McCoy posses hijacked part of the Hatfield firing squad across state lines to stand trial, while those still free burned down Ranel McCoy's cabin and shot two more of his children in a botched attempt to suppress the posses. Legal wrangling ensued until the US Supreme Court ruled that Kentucky could try the captured West Virginian Hatfields. Seven went to prison, and one, mentally disabled, yelled, "The Hatfields made me do it!" as he was hanged in the Bluegrass State's last public execution. But the feud didn't end there. Its legend continues to have an enormous impact on the popular imagination and to exact an onerous toll on the region itself. With a charming voice, a wonderfully dry sense of humor, and an abiding gift for spinning a yarn, best-selling author Lisa Alther makes an impartial, comprehensive, and compelling investigation of what actually happened, masterfully setting the feud in its historical and cultural contexts, digging deep into the many causes and explanations of the fighting, and revealing surprising alliances and entanglements. Here is a fascinating new look at the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud.

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About the author

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. She divides her time among Tennessee, New York City, and Vermont. Her father's family is related by marriage to the Fighting McCoys.

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