The Tale of the Devil: The Biography of Devil Anse Hatfield

About this book

The Tale of the Devil represents the first biography of Anderson "Devil Anse Hatfield " written by great grandson Dr. Coleman Hatfield and noted Mountain State historian Robert Y. Spence. The title is now in its third publishing and has remained an Appalachian best-seller. The Tale of the Devil is the story of Hatfield patriarch Devil Anse Hatfield beginning with his childhood in frontier Appalachia; it also covers his Civil War days as a Confederate soldier and leader of the Wildcats militia. The 320-pages will also enlighten the reader of the true story of the Hatfield-McCoy feud the violent killings and the post-feud years after the fighting ceased.