In today’s episode, we will be diving into one of America’s oldest and most well-known family feuds. We are of course discussing the Hatfield and McCoy feud. 

The Hatfield & McCoy feud is perhaps the most famous family conflict in American history. It has become a legendary story of jealousy, rage, and revenge. Yet the events that took place near the end of the 19th century in central Appalachia are part of a much richer and more complex story, a story of a people’s way of life slipping away, and their struggle to adapt to forces far beyond their control.