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| Brandon Kirk with "Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy" |
I attended Brandon Kirk's lecture in Scarborough Library on April 9th, on his book "Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy." Mr. Kirk discussed his book on the history of famous feuding families in the state, which was made especially interesting as he is a descendent of one of the feuding families and has gathered information about his ancestors. The event was free to the public and featured a very nice desert spread.
Mr. Kirk presented a slide show and broke down the history of the events surrounding the feud into little parts, making it a little easier to not only understand the intricate details of how the feuds began, but also the history and motivations of the people who engaged in the feuds.
I really like his insistence in keeping a very neutral and balanced view of the families, and his attempt to understand all sides of the story and collect as much information as possible.
I would definitely be interested in buying and reading Mr. Kirk's novel, as the content was not only informative, but really fascinating.
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