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Hatfields and the McCoys by Otis K. Rice (1982, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of Kentucky
ISBN-100813114594
ISBN-139780813114590
eBay Product ID (ePID)933376
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameHatfields and the McCoys
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / General, Television / Genres / Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, Television / History & Criticism, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
Publication Year1982
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
AuthorOtis K. Rice
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN82-001916
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsUsing court records, public documents, official correspondence and other documentary evidence, Rice presents an account that frees, as much as possible, fact from fiction, event from legend., A captivating account of two families whose stubbornness and loyalty were exceeded only by their capacity for a terrible revenge. Without a doubt, the Hatfield-McCoy feud will reign supreme as the most fascinating vendetta on the American scene., "A captivating account of two families whose stubbornness and loyalty were exceeded only by their capacity for a terrible revenge. Without a doubt, the Hatfield-McCoy feud will reign supreme as the most fascinating vendetta on the American scene.-- Southern Living" -- Southern Living, "A captivating account of two families whose stubbornness and loyalty were exceeded only by their capacity for a terrible revenge. Without a doubt, the Hatfield-McCoy feud will reign supreme as the most fascinating vendetta on the American scene." -- Southern Living, "Using court records, public documents, official correspondence and other documentary evidence, Rice presents an account that frees, as much as possible, fact from fiction, event from legend.-- McCormick (SC) Messenger" -- McCormick (SC) Messenger, An engrossing account of the Appalachian feud that has become a part of the folk history of America., "An engrossing account of the Appalachian feud that has become a part of the folk history of America." -- Ashland Daily Independent, "An engrossing account of the Appalachian feud that has become a part of the folk history of America.-- Ashland Daily Independent" -- Ashland Daily Independent, "Using court records, public documents, official correspondence and other documentary evidence, Rice presents an account that frees, as much as possible, fact from fiction, event from legend." -- McCormick (SC) Messenger
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisThe Hatfield-McCoy feud has long been the most famous vendetta of the southern Appalachians. Over the years it has become encrusted with myth and error. Scores of writers have produced accounts of it, but few have made any real effort to separate fact from fiction. Novelists, motion picture producers, television script writers, and others have sensationalized events that needed no embellishment. Using court records, public documents, official correspondence, and other documentary evident, Otis K. Rice presents an account that frees, as much as possible, fact from fiction, event from legend. He weighs the evidence carefully, avoiding the partisanship and the attitude of condescension and condemnation that have characterized many of the writings concerning the feud. He sets the feud in the social, political, economic, and cultural context of eastern Kentucky and southwestern West Virginia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By examining the legacy of the Civil War, the weakness of institutions such as the church and education system, the exaggerated importance of family, the impotence of the law, and the isolation of the mountain folk, Rice gives new meaning to the origins and progress of the feud. These conditions help explain why the Hatfield and McCoy families, which have produced so many fine citizens, could engage in such a bitter and prolonged vendetta
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