Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance

America's most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by...
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Author: Lisa Alther
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Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance by Alther, Lisa

Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance

$40.95

Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance

$40.95
Author: Lisa Alther
Format: Paperback
Language: English
America's most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by a Confederate Hatfield relative of Devil Anse Hatfield. More than a decade later, Ranel McCoy accused a Hatfield cousin 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 vengeance, 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 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. But the feud didn't end there. Its legend continues to have an enormous impact on the popular imagination and the region. With a charming voice, a wonderfully dry sense of humor, and an abiding gift for spinning a yarn, bestselling author Lisa Alther makes an impartial, comprehensive, and compelling investigation of what 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.

Author: Lisa Alther
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 02/05/2013
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.61w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9780762782253

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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