Five feuds: An analysis of homicides in Eastern Kentucky in the late nineteenth century

American Anthropologist

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-243

  Otterbein, Keith F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Feuding; Homicide; Kentucky feuds; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034345162     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2000.102.2.231     Document Type: Article

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