The Hatfields and the McCoys

Well I finished the book "The Hatfields and the McCoys" by Rice Otis.  I really enjoyed reading about my family history.  I grew up on some of the stories that the book covers, but it was fascinating to read just how long the feud lasted and how involved it was.  I didn't know that the Kentucky and West Virginia governors were so deeply involved in the political aspects of the feud.  The book was more historical and focused on historical documents rather than lore.  But Otis did a good job tying these documents together in a narrative form.  I really enjoyed reading it and it was a pretty short book (only about 130 pages or so).  Otis also did a pretty good job staying neutral and represented both sides of the feud well.  The pictures were fun to look at and I am pretty sure I saw my uncle John and his son John Richard in those pictures!  And the History Channel mini series does a good job of following the facts as Otis presented them.  I am enjoying watching the mini series, but is harder to see the violence than it was to read about it.  Over all I am proud to know about my ancestry and am thankful for the chance to learn more about it.