Altina l waller biography definition

Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
Appalachia in the Making: The Mountain South in the Nineteenth Century
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By Altina L. Waller - Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia,
FEUDING AND MODERNIZATION IN APPALACHIA: THE HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS; REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WAUTUMN,, VOL 87, NO 4
Feuding And Modernization In Appalachia: The Hatfields And McCoys in The Register Of The Kentucky Historical Society
Feud

We welcome a guest post from Altina L. Waller, author of Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, The famous family feud was the subject of the recent History Channel miniseries &#;Hatfields and McCoys&#;. Waller was interviewed extensively for the accompanying documentary to the miniseries. We asked her what she thought of the dramatic portrayal, and this is her response.

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Almost twenty-five years ago I finished writing my book on the violent conflict in Appalachia that came to define feuds everywhere. After ten years of research I thought I had clearly laid out what happened and why, at least as far as the historical documents allowed. I tried to cut through the myths and legends associated with this iconic event and bring it into the realm of a documentable historical event. Somewhat self-satisfied I went on to other projects, gratified by many reviewers’ comments that the book actually did reveal social roots of the violence in understandable if not condonable conflict over land, timber rights, and a changing way of life. Alas, the latest incarnation of the famous feud as portrayed in the Kevin Costner-p