Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: Book Author: Alther, Lisa. Title: Blood feud : the Hatfields and the McCoys : the epic story of murder and vengeance / Lisa Alther. Publisher, Date: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2012. Description: xvii, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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. Notes: Maps and genealogical tables on folded dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-273) and index. Subjects: Vendetta -- United States. Families -- United States. 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. LCCN: 2012011777 ISBN: 9780762779185 0762779187 9780762779185 0762779187 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 962365 Other Number: 780478256 # System items in: 1 Place A Hold Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
