Blood feud : the Hatfields and the McCoys : the epic story of murder and vengeance / Lisa Alther.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780762782253
- ISBN: 0762782250
- ISBN: 9780762779185
- ISBN: 0762779187
- Physical Description: xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Maps and genealogical tables on folded dust jacket.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-273) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 303.62 ALT (Text) | 36015000669057 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | 303.62 ALT (Text) | 36015001496450 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | 303.62 ALT (Text) | 36015000915872 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
