The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story [B0547]

2014 PB in nice clean condition. "Marvelous....THE FEUD is popular history as it ought to be written."-Wall Street Journal. Nearly every American has heard of the Hatfields and the McCoys. The violent feud between these two families has become shorthand for fierce, unyielding, and even violent confrontation. Yet despite numerous articles, books, television shows, and feature films, until THE FEUD nobody has ever told the true story of this legendary clash in the heart of Appalachia. Drawing upon years of original research, including the discovery of previously lost and ignored evidence and interviews with surviving relatives of both families, Dean King has crafted a rip-roaring narrative packed with brutal murders, reckless affairs, mercenaries and detectives, and the long shadows of the Civil War. The result is an unvarnished and vastly entertaining work of history.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Dean King takes his readers well beyond the lore and delivers an excellent history that spans the latter half of the 19th century. I learned much of the Hatfields and the McCoys and of the lawless environment of late-19th century Appalachia that set the stage for the feud. King delivers a well-written and remarkably well-researched volume. Far too many names for me to retain, but I will never forget Devil Anse Hatfield or Randall McCoy."; "All I can say "Wow" ..now I understand the story of these families' feud."; "Can be tough to keep up with all the names and time jumps, but extremely interesting stuff about a family feud that lasted over thirty years and left dozens dead & injured."