Monday, September 23, 2013

The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys - the true story by Dean King



South Appalachian Mountains.
"Before the war, Hatfields (of English blood) and McCoys (of Scots-Irish roots) lived on both sides of the Tug River, which separates West Virginia and Kentucky, in relative harmony, intermarrying and working and trading together. After the war, a West Virginia faction of the Hatfield family and a Kentucky branch of the McCoy family found themselves at each other's throats. Their hostilities would stretch over the course of three decades - from 1865 to 1890." from the author
Read the true and complete story about the legend of the Hatfields vs the McCoys.


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