Tom Dotson
Photos courtesy of Pike County KY Tourism Commission ("Devil Anse" Hatfield photo courtesy West Virginia State Archives)
Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited, Part 11: "It's The Pigs! "
I am sure that many intelligent readers of feud books wonder, as I did for several decades, why people believe the cartoonish feud yarns. more
Sep 29, 2015 4:56 PM Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited 1 Comments
Photos courtesy of Pike County KY Tourism Commission ("Devil Anse" Hatfield photo courtesy West Virginia State Archives)
Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited, Part 10: "Hounds, Geese and Gunshots"
Jun 29, 2015 4:57 PM Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited
Photos courtesy of Pike County KY Tourism Commission ("Devil Anse" Hatfield photo courtesy West Virginia State Archives)
Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited, Part 8: Reexamining The Infamous Hog Trial
As this series is proving, much of the feud story is illogical, impossible or downright ludicrous. A surprising amount of it is also in clear conflict with official public records. more
Feb 24, 2015 10:46 AM Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited
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Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 6 – Examining Justice in the "Lawless" Tug Valley
Many fables posing as “Feud history” begin with a few basic premises. Chief among these is the claim that the Tug Valley in the 1870’s-‘80’s was a lawless place. But court records for Pike and Logan Counties refute this contention entirely. more
Oct 27, 2014 4:22 PM Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited
Photos courtesy of Pike County KY Tourism Commission ("Devil Anse" Hatfield photo courtesy West Virginia State Archives)
Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 3
By Tom Dotson, author of "The Hatfields & McCoys after Kevin Costner: Rescuing History." more
Jul 1, 2014 1:50 PM Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited
