02 Friday Jan 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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author, Blood in West Virginia, book, books, Boone County, Coal River Public Library, Lincoln County Feud, Racine, West Virginia, writing
On January 3, my book and I will appear at the Coal River Public Library in Racine, WV, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. If you’re local, come see us!
Coal River Public Library, Racine, Boone County, West Virginia
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-West-Virginia-Brumfield-McCoy/dp/1455619183
Writings from my travels and experiences. High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water. Mark Twain
This site is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and promotion of history and culture in Appalachia.
Genealogy and History in North Carolina and Beyond
A site about one of the most beautiful, interesting, tallented, outrageous and colorful personalities of the 20th Century
Brandon Ray Kirk 
Reading Blood in W.V. and I have to say it brought tears to my eyes. Green McCoy is my Great Grand Father. I remember my dad telling me his grandpa was killed with an ax or hatchet, I was very young at the time and didn’t understand what he meant. No wonder he didn’t want to talk about it. I feel for what Spicie went through. I wish I had known both of them. I want to pick the book back up, but I’m still a little sick in my stomach. The book is very well written and I’m thankful Brandon has put so much hard work into it. Thank you Brandon. I appreciate all that you have done to make this book possible. God Bless you!!!!
Thank you, Charlene. Your words mean more than you know. I couldn’t ask for a higher compliment. I understand your reaction to the awful feud events. I became very attached to all the people involved in the story, as well as to my sources. I basically wanted to preserve the history, save it really, and write about it to the best of my ability and without partisanship. I think the participants were like folks today: not all bad and not all good. In the feud moment, we see many of them at their worst. There are some bright spots in the story, but very few. Having spent nearly 20 years researching the story, I have been affected profoundly by the experience. One of the powerful lessons I learned from the story was to see how the trauma of the feud trickled down to later generations. I’m curious: from which of Green’s children do you descend?
Green McCoy is my Great Grandfather. Sherman McCoy my Grandfather and Charles McCoy my father : )