In 1892, at the age of six, Andrew Lee Chafin went to live with Anderson Devil Anse Hatfield in order to attend school. His life would never be the same. The Hatfield-McCoy feud had been over for four years, but that didnt stop bounty hunters and state officials from trying to hunt down Devil Anses sons, Cap and Johnse, to punish them for the roles they played during the course of the fighting. From the age of nine, Andrew Chafinauthor Claude Chafins grandfatherserved as the link between the elder Hatfield and his sons. Despite the danger, he delivered food and messages back and forth through the rugged mountains on horseback. He encountered bears, wildcats, and bounty hunters, but he never wavered in seeking to carry out his mission. Until now, his storythat of a remarkable young manhas gone untold. Join Claude Chafin as he traces his familys history and explores the critical role his grandfather played in the history of the famous feuding clans.
Between 1937-41, the tragic past of the fullback for the University of Kentucky football team was a guarded secret. No one was sure where he had come from. And no one knew why he never spoke about his family. All they knew was that Claude Hammond was extremely tough. Claude was an orphan from a mean Appalachian coal town. He witnessed his own mother's murder and lived on the streets before being taken in by distant family members. He knew, somehow, that he was his family's only hope for a future. Through courage and sheer determination, Claude transformed his own life and the lives of his family members, putting his own children as well as nieces and nephews through college. He was a catalyst, transforming a family from tragedy and poverty to education and prosperity. Claude kept his past a secret, even from his own children. As a college student in the 1970s, the author discovered the shocking facts about his father's childhood. How Claude overcame tragedy is an inspiring story.
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