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Days of Darkness
John Pearce
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The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky
出版University Press of Kentucky, 1994-11-15
主題History / United States / State & Local / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)History / Social HistorySocial Science / Violence in Society
ISBN97808131187410813118743
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Vn2bGYkXSIIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Among the darkest corners of Kentucky’s past are the grisly feuds that tore apart the hills of eastern Kentucky from the late nineteenth century until well into the twentieth. Now, from the tangled threads of conflicting testimony, John Ed Pearce weaves engrossing accounts of six of the most notorious feuds—those in Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Perry, Pike, and Rowan counties. What caused the feuds that left Kentucky with its lingering reputation for violence? Who were the feudists, and what forces—social, political, financial—caused the conflicts? For years, Pearce has interviewed descendants of feuding families and examined skimpy court records and often fictional newspaper accounts to uncover what really happened and why. His story brings to light new evidence, questions commonly held beliefs about the feuds, and puts to rest some of the more popular legends.