Bloody Breathitt: Politics and Violence in the Appalachian South

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Bloody Breathitt Bloody Breathitt Politics and Violence in the appalachian South T. R. C. Hutton Copyright © 2013 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hutton, T. R. C. Bloody Breathitt : politics and violence in the Appalachian south / T. R. C. Hutton. pages cm. — (New directions in Southern history) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-3646-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-8131-4242-5 — ISBN 978-0-8131-4243-2 1. Breathitt County (Ky.)—History. 2. Breathitt County (Ky.)—Politics and government. 3. Violence—Kentucky—Breathitt County—History. I. Title. F457.B85H87 2013 976.9’19—dc23 2013010408 This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses To my parents, Bill and Cathy Hutton ...