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Blood feud the Hatfields and the McCoys : the epic story of murder and vengeance

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.

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Main Author:	Alther, Lisa
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2012.
Subjects:	Vendetta > United States. Families > United States. Hatfield-McCoy Feud.
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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.
Item Description:	Maps and genealogical tables on folded dust jacket.
Physical Description:	xvii, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-273) and index.
ISBN:	9780762779185 0762779187
Author Notes:	Lisa Alther was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, on July 30, 1944. She graduated from Wellesley College with a B.A. in English literature in 1966. She worked briefly at Atheneum publishers in New York before moving to Vermont. There she wrote for Garden Way, Inc., and taught Southern Fiction at St. Michael's College in Winooski. Alther's first novel, Kinflicks, was published in 1976, followed by Original Sins; Other Women; Bedrock; and Five Minutes in Heaven. Her tragicomic novels, which feature feisty lesbian characters, have become international bestsellers and have been translated into several languages. She also wrote a novella, Birdman and the Dancer, based on a series of monotypes by Francoise Gilot. Alther's reviews and articles have appeared in many periodicals, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Natural History, Cosmopolitan, Yankee, and The Guardian. Alther's novels are studied in university courses in English, Southern, and Appalachian literature, women's studies, and gay and lesbian studies. (Bowker Author Biography)