Blood Feud : The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance (Paperback)

from noblechicken

A fine enough book on one of the most famous feuds in American history. No coincidence that this was released around the time of the mini-series that came out is there? I found it informative and enjoyed the linear approach to the story and despite the narrative being a little too informal it som...

from bness2

I liked the topic and some of the narrative of the actual feuds was pretty good, but I felt the book lacked focus and organization.

from knightlight777

The book covers the central themes of what precipitated the feud between the Hatfields & McCoys along with related topics of other feuds and cultural issues in the Appalachian areas of West Virginia and Kentucky. Lisa Alther a distant descendant of some that participated in the feud. My interest ...

from codinick

I was excited to read this book because of the super hype the mini series got. Unfortunately, if I would have read this first, not sure if I would agree about all the hype. At times it was very hard to read because there was so many people involved. It was more of a family tree than it was a stor...

from Philip100

I found this to be a very good book. It was engrossing and easy to read. Ms.Alther was very through in her research, and I liked the fact she included other feuds from the area. I was glad to see she was fair to the Hatfields being that I am from WV. She was a little preachy toward the end but ov...