Bloody Breathitt: Politics and Violence in the Appalachian South (New Directions In Southern History)

Synopsis

Introduction: The Darkest And Bloodiest Of All The Dark And Bloody Feud Counties -- To Them, It Was No-man's Land: Before Breathitt Was Bloody -- Suppressing The Late Rebellion: Guerrilla Fighting In A Loyal State -- The War Spirit Was High: Scenes From An Un-reconstructed County -- The Civilizing And Christianizing Effects Of Material Improvement And Development -- Death Of A Feudal Hero -- There Has Always Been The Bitterest Political Feeling In The County: A Courthouse Ring In The Age Of Assassination -- The Feudal Wars Of Eastern Kentucky Will No Doubt Be Utilized In Coming Years By Writers Of Fiction: Reading And Writing Bloody Breathitt -- Epilogue. T. R. C. Hutton. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 365-413) And Index.