Friday, February 10, 2012

Hey guy's this is my first blog post ever, and I really don't know what to right about. But I have to start somewhere!
The nation-at-large first awoke to the notion of Appalachian feuding thanks to this 1885 New York Times . Entitled “The Kentucky Vendetta” the piece recounted a spat that arose over a charge of horse thievery. The writer contended that when the courts were unable to provide appropriate redress, the Underwood and Holbrook families picked up their rifles and pitchforks.