The Authentic History of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud

The Authentic History of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud

Originally published in 1917 as a portion of the authorâ€™s larger â€œKentuckyâ€™s Famous Feuds and Tragedies,â€ this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 80 pages, chronicles the notorious Hatfield and McCoy feud.

Sample passage:
The house was rapidly burning to the ground. Before the murderers withdrew, they had carefully closed the doors and window-shutters with the avowed purpose of cremating the entire family yet in the house. The insensible mother they had dragged back into one of the rooms, that she, too, might perish by fire.

The sister of Allifair, immediately upon the withdrawal of the cowardly wretches, regained her courage and self-possession. She placed the body of her dead sister upon a feather bed and dragged it from the house. She then returned for her mother, whom she also rescued. The little grandchild, a boy seven years old, also exhibited heroism, for one so young, for when he ran from the burning home, which then, in fact, was momentarily threatening to fall in, he thought of his little sister. The little hero braved the fire, was swallowed up for a few minutes in the smoke, but emerged triumphantly leading the little cripple by the hand. Nor did the boy cry once, it is said, during that night of horror. The daughter ministered to the suffering mother as best she could. Barefooted, in the cruel cold of a January night, she gave no thought to herself. Her feet were badly frostbitten. Not until daylight came assistance.
Country USA
Manufacturer A. J. Cornell Publications
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-06-22
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	A. J. Cornell Publications
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-06-22
Format	Kindle eBook

The Authentic History of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud

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