Kingdom Of The Hollow, The Story Of The Hatfields And McCoys

Imagine astory of an epic dispute, which has become a part of our American Mythology. "Kingdom Of The Hollow, The Story Of The Hatfields and McCoys" is the incredible tale of the most famous feud in our nation's history. It is astory of jealousy, murder, vengeance and unrequited love rich with vivid historical characters in a postCivilWar setting.

Many people believe the Hatfield-McCoy Feud is some hillbilly fable of fiction. With all the colorful images these names may evoke, the average person knows little about the actual events. In 1878, Randolph McCoy accused his neighbor Floyd Hatfield of stealing one of his hogs. The incidents that followed involved the killings of more than a dozen souls, including six of Randolph's own children.  The famous conflict also entangled a myriad of players including lawmen, bounty hunters, lawyers and the Governors of Kentucky and West Virginia. A struggle which began betweentwo families escalated into a war betweentwostates. This culminated with a legal fight over the habeas corpus laws that went before the U.S. Supreme Court.

From the tributaries of Blackberry Creek, Kentucky to the assassination of President McKinley at the Pan American Exposition, "Kingdom Of The Hollow, The Story Of The Hatfields and McCoys" takes the reader through the real events of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. This is the first novel of its kind, describing the proceedings of this protracted disagreement with an entertaining narrative full of detailed characterizations.