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Compare And Contrast The Hatfield And Accoy
Randolph McCoy once said, “You must let your heart break. Only when the most innocent part of you suffers can there be a change. Else nothing remains of you”. The Hatfield and McCoy feud began in the Tug River Valley in West Virginia with two families who hated each other after a few McCoys murdered one of the Hatfields. The background, the conflict, and the aftermath are significant when studying the power struggle of the Hatfield and McCoy feud.
The background of the Hatfield McCoy feud started in the mountainous Tug River Valley in West Virginia with two families, the Hatfields and the McCoys(History.com). It’s good to know where it all started. The leaders of the families were two tough men who served in the American Civil War. The leader
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