Rowan County, in eastern Kentucky, was the home of the Rowan County War, the most spectacular of 19th century family fueds--a bloody and brutal effort by two clans to decimate each other. McConkey unearths the story of the fued, a story the local newspaper wouldn't recount for 75 years.
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Rowan County, in eastern Kentucky, was the home of the Rowan County War, the most spectacular of 19th century family fueds--a bloody and brutal effort by two clans to decimate each other. McConkey unearths the story of the fued, a story the local newspaper wouldn't recount for 75 years.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine in fine jacket. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York: Pantheon Books, (1992). Fine History of the Rowan County War and its impact on later citizens of Rowan County, Kentucky.
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 243 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark.
Jim McConkey taught my creative writing classes, and his lovely wife Gladys taught my journalism class, at Morehead State College (now University) in the 1950s. I came to know the McConkeys well, and was at times a guest in their home.. Having been born and raised in the hills of Appalachian Kentucky, I find Jim's reflections on the Rowan County feud, as well as the attitudes of the local people about that part of their history, to be most interesting. Jim wrote and disseminated to his students a monograph ,simply entitled "Why Write?", that effectively addressed that issue for aspiring writers, and that paper should be a part of every college course in creative writing.
