THE HATFIELD-MCCOY FEUD: WHO IS TO BLAME?

About this episode

The episode explores the origins and complexities of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud.

Who’s to blame for the Hatfield-McCoy Feud? This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) is taking on the legendary Hatfield-McCoy Feud which spanned generations between two Appalachian families. The stuff of newspaper sensationalism and regional lore, is it possible this all started over a stolen hog? Did the Civil War complicate matters? Or maybe they just needed some more people in this sparse and sprawling farm country. Producer Clayton Early and our new interim Fact Checker Faryn Einhorn join the conversation.  Join our Patreon! Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.com Email us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcast Follow us on TikTok @thealarmistpodcast Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Delgado Smith

Guests: Clayton Early, Faryn Einhorn

Topics covered

• Hatfield-McCoy Feud
• blame
• Appalachian history
• family conflict
• Civil War impact

Keywords

• Hatfield-McCoy
• feud
• blame
• Appalachian families
• Civil War
• history
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Acast

Places: Appalachian

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