Feud Hatfields, Mccoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900 |
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| Author:
| Waller, Altina L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4216-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1988 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $82.00AUD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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The Hatfield-McCoy feud, the entertaining subject of comic strips, popular songs, movies, and television, has long been a part of American folklore and legend. In this study, Altina Waller tells the real story of the Hatfields and McCoys and the Tug Valley of West Virginia and Kentucky, placing the feud in the context of community and regional change in the era of industrialization.
The Hatfield-McCoy feud, the entertaining subject of comic strips, popular songs, movies, and television, has long been a part of American folklore and legend. In this study, Altina Waller tells the real story of the Hatfields and McCoys and the Tug Valley of West Virginia and Kentucky, placing the feud in the context of community and regional change in the era of industrialization.