The Feud: The Hatfields and Mccoys: the True Story - Rilegato

King, Dean

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ISBN 10: 0316167061 ISBN 13: 9780316167062

Casa editrice: Little Brown & Co, 2013

Riassunto

Nearly every American has heard of the Hatfields and the McCoys and their infamous feud, yet almost nobody knows the truth of this legendarily violent-and influential-clash in the heart of Appalachia. Contrary to popular belief, this wasn't just hillbilly families taking potshots at each other: the Hatfields and McCoys were well-established landowners, who had intermarried and interacted for decades. But after the Civil War, things turned bloody. By the time the fury subsided, 13 family members lay dead, and the hostilities had become a national media spectacle as state officials and the United States Supreme Court were drawn into the grisly dispute.

Filled with brutal murders, clannish loyalty, reckless affairs, mercenaries, and gun-slinging lawmen, BAD BLOOD is the riveting story of two frontier families struggling for survival within the narrow confines of a vast land.

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Recensione:

"Fast-paced....Scrupulously documented....The Feud is popular history as it ought to be written."
---Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal

"4 Stars."
---Matt Damsker, USA Today

"King's well-researched narrative confidently separates hearsay from fact, and bulges with bloody set pieces and visceral family passions which exploded into savage fighting that went on for nearly a decade."
---Matthew Price, Boston Globe

"Well-documented, authoritative, and entertaining....King has done an admirable job of research, and his able narrative matches the convoluted, bloody facts."
---Mark Gamin, Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The definitive account of the feud...as riveting as it is informative."
---Doug Childers, Richmond Times-Dispatch

"A fast-paced...fascinating and lurid tale. King's entertaining chronicle sheds new light on a legendary chapter in American history."―Publishers Weekly

"Well-written, superbly researched....An outstanding reexamination of a mythic and savage story."―Booklist

"Engrossing....Riveting yet nuanced...Highly recommended."
---Claire Houck, Library Journal

Descrizione del libro:

The gripping new history of the most famous blood feud in American history, by the bestselling author of Skeletons on the Zahara.

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• Editore: Little Brown & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0316167061
• ISBN 13: 9780316167062
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 430