Product Details

• Actors: A & E Biography
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A & E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: February 7, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000006QG0
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,676 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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It lasted over a decade and claimed a dozen lives. But the feud that has been immortalized in folklore wasn't nearly as bad as many others it just got more press.The Hatfields and McCoys lived along the Tug Fork River on the Kentucky-West Virginia border in the late 1800s. According to most, their feud began when Floyd Hatfield took a hog from Randolph McCoy in 1878. By the time everything was settled 11 years later a dozen folks were dead and the national press had turned the feud into front-page news. In this definitive BIOGRAPHYÒ, historians and descendants of feud members help separate legend from reality as both sides are presented. Discover the forbidden romance that flamed the fires, relive the fatal encounters, and follow contemporary accounts. Journey to the rugged Appalachians for the real story of the most famous feud in American history.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well done documentary, December 4, 2001

By	Clyde McCoy (Waycross,Ga.) - See all my reviews

As chairman of the National Hatfield & McCoy reunion festival I fully endorse this video. I have watched the video and for the most part the information is accurate, fair, and most importantly unbiased. I think A & E did and exceptional job at documenting the infamous Hatifelds and McCoys. For more information on the Hatfields and McCoys visit our web site real-mccoys.com

Thanks.
The real mccoy

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hatfield & McCoy VHS A&E Biography tape review, April 18, 2000

By	Rod Hatfield (USA) - See all my reviews

I've seen this tape several times since I am a direct desendant of "Devil Anse" and I'm impressed with the film makers desire to stick to the facts. One part however that I disagree with is the downplaying of the Civil War and its effect on the feud. This debate will go on forever no doubt. Fact is that most of the McCoys were of the Union Army and most of the Hatfields were of the Conferate Army. When the war was declared over the sons of these two families had to come back into the same valleys and try to live as neighbors...so.."do the math".