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The Feud: The Hatfields And McCoys, The True Story (2013)

by Dean King(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0316167061 (ISBN13: 9780316167062)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Little, Brown and Company

review 1: This book was a gift from my daughter recognizing my interest in the Hatfields. My great grandmother was a Hatfield from West Virginia and I have researched her ancestry to Preacher Anse Hatfield in Kentucky. I have read several books about the Hatfields and McCoys and watched the documentaries and movies. This book was, by far, the most enlightening for me. There were times when I felt a sense of shame and there when I felt proud of the accomplishments, especially of the younger generations. I highly recommend the book for those who have interest in the subject, keeping in mind that some names get confusing as they were given both to relatives frequently and to the McCoy clan as well. I found the family trees useful more than once.
review 2: I thought t... morehis was a really well researched and written book about the Hatfields and McCoys. Naturally the early history and some of the stories can be skeptical as record keeping wasn't the best in that area during the time but regardless King made it as inclusive and factual as possible. I enjoyed some of the side-stories about key characters involved in the feuding as it made it more enjoyable. I did find it difficult at times to figure out who certain people were as the inner marrying between the two families and the same or similar names didn't help, but the book I read had family trees with breakdowns during certain chapters with who was killed, injured or married which really helped. The same with the maps of the areas as creeks and ridges are constantly mentioned. Overall this was a solid read about the history of The Feud. less

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