YOUTUBE FAMILY FEUD FULL EPISODES 2012 MOVIEWe asked her what she thought of the dramatic portrayal, and this is her response.Īlmost twenty-five years ago I finished writing my book on the violent conflict in Appalachia that came to define feuds everywhere. After ten years of research I thought I had clearly laid out what happened and why, at least as far as the historical documents allowed. I tried to cut through the myths and legends associated with this iconic event and bring it into the realm of a documentable historical event. Somewhat self-satisfied I went on to other projects, gratified by many reviewers’ comments that the book actually did reveal social roots of the violence in understandable if not condonable conflict over land, timber rights, and a changing way of life. Alas, the latest incarnation of the famous feud as portrayed in the Kevin Costner-produced made-for-TV movie has brought me down to earth with a resounding thump, for here are the old myths and legends fully intact. ![]() ![]() Waller was interviewed extensively for the accompanying documentary to the miniseries. The famous family feud was the subject of the recent History Channel miniseries “Hatfields and McCoys”. Waller, author of Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900.
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