Blood feud
Subtitle: the Hatfields and the McCoys : the epic story of murder and vengeance
By: Lisa Alther
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780762779185
Subjects: Families; Vendetta
Description: From the Introduction: Murderland...

I had always regarded the Hatfield-McCoy feud with derision, at what I saw as the drunken antics of dim-witted psychopaths fighting over the ownership of a hog. But as I researched the topic, it soon became clear not only that I myself have more than one dog in this unfortunate fight but also that derision is hardly an appropriate response to a tragedy with such far-reaching consequences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : murderland; title: Origins; title: The path to Pikeville; title: Dark and bloody ground; title: Border states; title: Avengement; title: Hog trial; title: Montagues and Capulets of the Cumberlands; title: Pawpaw murders; title: Devil anse and the hellhounds; title: New year's night massacre; title: All over but the shouting; title: "The Hatfields made me do it!"; title: Aftermath; title: Survivors; title: Other feuds; title: The Corsica of America; title: The inner hillbilly; title: Man toys; title: Epilogue: the Hatfield-McCoy industry; title: Acknowledgments; title: Appendix: "Green are the woods" by Abner Vance; title: Endnotes; title: Selected bibliography; title: Index.