Alther s personal connection classes her book also with great appalachian memoirs, such as john obriens at home in the heart of appalachia. Washed in the blood is a threepart historical novel concerning the earliest european settlement of the southern appalachians. With a charming voice, a wonderfully dry sense of humor, and an abiding gift for spinning a yarn, bestselling author lisa alther makes an impartial, comprehensive, and compelling investigation of what happened, masterfully setting the feud in its historical and cultural contexts, digging deep into the many causes and explanations of the. A close bond between cousins is tested in susan beckham zurendas debut novel. Blood feud is a narrative history of the hatfieldmccoy feud and a. What did you find in your research for blood feud that was expected. Ya author court stevens ratchets up the suspense in the june boys. The epic story of murder and vengeance by lisa alther 20120522 lisa alther on.
The epic story of murder and vengeance 9780762779185 by lisa alther and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Lisa althers most popular book is tess of the durbervilles. Interview with lisa alther the hatfield family in 1897. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The author of six bestselling novels, which have appeared in seventeen languages and sold over 6 million copies worldwide, she divides her time among tennessee, new york city, and vermont. Washed in the blood is the very best kind of novel one thats been painstakingly researched from the inside out. The epic story of murder and vengeance by lisa alther overview click here to view the hatfield and mccoy family tree americas most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a harmon mccoy, a union soldier, bya confederate hatfield relative. From the bestselling author of kinflicks and kinfolks comes blood feud, a riveting new narrative history of americas most infamous fighting families, the. Go to the disambiguation page to edit author name combination and separation.
Three of these were book ofthemonth club selections. The epic story of murder and vengeance hardcover may 22, 2012. With a charming voice, a wonderfully dry sense of humor, and an abiding gift for spinning a yarn, bestselling author lisa alther makes an impartial, comprehensive, and compelling investigation of what actually happened, masterfully setting the feud in its historical and cultural contexts, digging deep into the many causes and explanations of. I happen to feel that the degree of a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.
Falling off the family treethe search for my melungeon ancestors 2007. Interesting topic but the book is weakly constructed it reads more like a college term paper than a historical book. Her books have been published in seventeen languages and have appeared on bestseller lists worldwide. That even though people treated each other abominably, even though they left, even though you let them go, even though you never laid eyes on them again, this. From the bestselling author of kinflicks and kinfolks comes blood feud, a riveting new narrative history of americas most infamous fighting families, the hatfields and the mccoys. Blood feud the jesse stuart foundation bookstore and. The hatfields and the mccoys and millions of other books are. Miners, millhands, and mountaineers by ronald eller. The epic story of murder and vengeance is now available in bookstores, online, and as an ebook. Alther is a competent novelist, and, had she written a novel based.
Blood feud read an excerpt powered by zola blood feud. This book is a storyand a pretty good onebut it is not the. This book is a storyand a pretty good onebut it is not the story of the hatfields and the mccoys. The epic story of murder and vengeance hardcover bargain price, may 22, 2012.
At the beginning of the book the author says they want to find out what actually. Falling off the family tree the search for my melungeon ancestors, and more on. Founded on a quest for her own ancestors, lisa alther builds on material presented in her memoir, kinfolks, to create a totally compelling pageturner. Odd mix of the author s personal views and family connection to the mccoys, rehashing of the hatfieldmccoy feud chronology, followed. Lisa alther 1 lisa alther 1 primary author only lisa alther disambiguation author division lisa alther is composed of at least 2 distinct authors, divided by their works. Americas most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a union mccoy soldier by a confederate hatfield re. Lisa alther s most popular book is tess of the durbervilles. With a charming voice, a wonderfully dry sense of humor, and an abiding gift for spinning a yarn, bestselling author lisa alther makes an impartial, comprehensive, and compelling investigations of what actually happened, masterfully setting the feud in its historical and cultural contexts, digging deep into the many causes and explanations of. See all books authored by lisa alther, including blood feud. She is the author of seven additional works of fiction, a memoir, and a narrative history of the hatfieldmccoy feud. Blood feud joins a host of key paradigmshifting books about mountain identity, including.
Alther was the initial motivation for my book, and the one by dean king which followed made my book an absolute necessity. Lisa alther books list of books by author lisa alther. The epic story of murder and vengeance, and kinfolks. Blood feud springfieldgreene county library overdrive. Blood feud by lisa alther overdrive rakuten overdrive. The epic story of murder and vengeance by lisa alther 20120522. Alther is the author of six novels kinflicks, original sins, other women, bedrock, five minutes in heaven and washed in the blood as well as a memoir kinfolks, a narrative history on the hatfieldmccoy feud blood feud and a short story collection stormy weather and other stories. Books by lisa alther author of blood feud goodreads. The epic story of murder and vengeance by lisa alther isbn. I expected to find a lot of senseless bloodshed, and i did. Lisa alther, a native of appalachia whose distant ancestors stood on the fringes of the clan violence, offers a fresh, new take on the feud that gripped a nation and ripped a region apart in a bitter family. Lisa alther has 20 books on goodreads with 10489 ratings. Blood feud prince william public library system overdrive.
I was too busy making a living to write a book on the feud, but the 2012 movie, followed by the books by alther and king changed that. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lisa alther books online. Kinflicks, original sins, other women, bedrock, five minutes in heaven, and swan song are contemporary novels. All of this was concocted by the writer to show a decadeslong conflict between the two families, thus justifying her title, blood feud. Blood feud by lisa alther book cover, description, publication history. Lisa alther was born and raised in the appalachian town of kingsport, tennessee just 75 miles, as the crow flies, from the tug fork valley, where the feud took place. More than a decade later, ranel mccoy accused a hatfield cousin of stealing one of his hogs, triggering years of violence and retribution, includin. The author of six bestselling novels, which have appeared in seventeen languages. She has also written two nonfiction books, kinfolks.
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