Description: Bloody Breathitt : Politics and Violence in the Appalachian South, Paperback by Hutton, T. R. C., ISBN 081316124X, ISBN-13 9780813161242, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
The notorious conflict between the Hatfield and the McCoy families of West Virginia and Kentucky is often remembered as Americas most famous feud, but it was relatively brief and subdued compared to the violence in Breathitt County, Kentucky. From the Reconstruction period until the early twentieth century, Breathitts 500 square miles of rugged upcountry land was known as "the darkest and bloodiest of all the dark and bloody feud counties" due to its considerable number of homicides, which were not always related to the factional conflicts that swept the region.
In Bloody Breathitt, T. R. C. Hutton casts a critical eye on this territory for the first time. He carefully investigates instances of individual and mass violence in the county from the Civil War through the Progressive era, exploring links between specific incidents and broader national and regional events. Although the killings were typically portrayed as depoliticized occurrences, Hutton explains how their causes and implications often reflected distinctly political intentions. By framing the incidents as "feuds," those in positions of authority disguised politically motivated murders by placing them in a fictive past, preventing outsiders from understanding the complex reality.
This meticulously researched volume offers the first comprehensive narrative of the violence in this infamous Kentucky county, examining Breathitts brutal history and its significance to the state, the South, and the nation. While the United States has enjoyed unparalleled longevity as a republic, Huttons timely study reminds readers that the nations political stability has had a tremendous cost in terms of bloodshed.
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Book Title: Bloody Breathitt : Politics and Violence in the Appalachian South
Number of Pages: 444 Pages
Publication Name: Bloody Breathitt : Politics and Violence in the Appalachian South
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Subject: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Violence in Society, American Government / State
Publication Year: 2015
Item Weight: 21.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Author: T. R. C. Hutton
Item Length: 9 in
Series: New Directions in Southern History Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
