The Real Reason the Hatfields and McCoys Started Feuding
Wikimedia Commons //Public field In the recent 19th century , the Hatfields and McCoys were locked in a fucking , decade - longsighted feud . The conflict between the clans has been pop culture fodder since at least 1923 , when Buster Keaton parodied the post in his movieOur Hospitality . But the effect that launched the now - ill-famed dispute — which claimed the life story of 13 family members — has take on a backseat to the fact of its telling length of service ....