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Indlæser... Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance (original 2012; udgave 2012)af Lisa Alther (Forfatter)
Work InformationBlood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance af Lisa Alther (Author) (2012)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Hatfield's of W.V. vs. McCoy's of Kentucky between 1850's and 1890. Very detailed. Reads as if the McCoy's got the worst of it. ( ) 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 in this topic stemmed from the recent History Channel series on the feud which I thoroughly enjoyed and felt was the best TV made history drama I had ever seen. Althers' book fairly closely parallels the incidents shown in the TV series and appears to be as close to the truth of the real events as we have. I say this because as Alther indicates in the book many versions and sub-versions have been spun over the years from varying partisans caught up in the feud. The reality of what occurred will never be known for complete certainty but I trust that the story here and the History Channel series are probably fairly accurate. Stemming from an original murder and escalated by all things the trial of a pig theft the feud builds over many years involving many people who find their demise. Interestingly enough the two central family patriarch combatants, Ranel McCoy and "Devil" Anse Hatfield survive the feud and live to old age and natural deaths. Another interesting piece of information coming from the book is that this was far from the deadliest feud in body count. It gains its notoriety from the many subplots and early press coverage. Altogether an easy and fascinating read from an accomplished author. 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 story. There was alot of hear says rather than what really happened. Of course, we all know how hear say works. It is going to be inflated. Wish this was more of a story that was easier to follow 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 somehow kind of works. Feels a little padded the last 100 pages or so, and I am not sure yet how I feel about the whole "scientific" approach in the Corsica chapter, but okay I can see that angle. There aren't a lot of modern books on the subject, this one is pretty good for those just jumping in. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: America's most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by a Confederate Hatfield relative of "Devil Anse" Hatfield. More than a decade later, Ranel McCoy accused a Hatfield cousin of stealing one of his hogs, triggering years of violence and retribution, including a Romeo-and-Juliet interlude that eventually led to the death of one of McCoy's daughters. In a drunken brawl, three of McCoy's sons killed Devil Anse Hatfield's younger brother. Exacting vigilante vengeance, a group of Hatfields tied them up and shot them dead. McCoy posses hijacked part of the Hatfield firing squad across state lines to stand trial, while those still free burned down Ranel McCoy's cabin and shot two of his children in a botched attempt to suppress the posses. Legal wrangling ensued until the US Supreme Court ruled that Kentucky could try the captured West Virginian Hatfields. Seven went to prison, and one, mentally disabled, yelled, "The Hatfields made me do it!" as he was hanged. But the feud didn't end there. Its legend continues to have an enormous impact on the popular imagination and the region. No library descriptions found. |
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