Title: The Hatfields & the McCoys
Description: Bad blood between the Hatfield and McCoy families spiraled into the most infamous feud in American folklore. Their animosity simmered for over forty years and often flared into murderous violence. It led to over a dozen deaths, the destruction of property, orphaned children, and childless parents. Although it is estimated that there were only around thirty combatants on each side, this legendary vendetta cast a dark stain across the whole of Appalachia.
Subjects: Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Mountain life, Socal life and customs, Vendetta, Kentucky, history, West virginia, fiction, Social life and customs
Places: Appalachian Region, Southern Appalachian Region, Kentucky, West Virginia
People: McCoy family, Hatfield family