The first sentence in Chapter one of G. Elliott Hatfield’s book is: “Of all the famous feuds that have been fought in the mountain country of the United States, probably no other has equaled the famous Hatfield and McCoy feud in deadliness, in duration, and in desperateness of conflict.”
The first sentence in Dean King’s second chapter is: “A blood feud in the vein of the Hatfields versus the McCoys…is essentially a state of warfare between two families.”
L.D. Hatfield wrote (p. 26): “The uppermost thing in the minds of those on either side was the extermination of the enemy.”
This story can be read in my book, “Lies, Damned Lies, and Feud Tales.” https://tinyurl.com/ycqlg3oy