Rough Times, Tough Fiber: A Fragmentary Family ChronicleTracing the movements of the Haley, Evetts and Puett families from Virginia through the Tennessee backwoods, the deep South, and on to Texas, this book provides both genealogy and colorful insight into the sorrows of Indian removal, and the lives of Texan ranchers and cowboys through the experiences of these families. |
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Mama , then a small girl , went to the door to try to learn what the callers wanted . They refused to make themselves known , but asked where Grandpa was and when expected home . Failing to find out they wisely rode on into the night ...
Mama , then a small girl , went to the door to try to learn what the callers wanted . They refused to make themselves known , but asked where Grandpa was and when expected home . Failing to find out they wisely rode on into the night ...
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Mama too had a fine sense of humor , a love of high adventure , and a great zest for life . But she likewise had unshakable loyalty , strong family pride , and as the oldest child , a deeply nurtured feeling of responsibility for a ...
Mama too had a fine sense of humor , a love of high adventure , and a great zest for life . But she likewise had unshakable loyalty , strong family pride , and as the oldest child , a deeply nurtured feeling of responsibility for a ...
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While Mama loved the cultivated ways and delighted in zestful conversation , I can hardly recall when hers was not ... Whatever she cooked was a gustatory delight , but nothing ever titillated our taste buds like Mama's blackberry ...
While Mama loved the cultivated ways and delighted in zestful conversation , I can hardly recall when hers was not ... Whatever she cooked was a gustatory delight , but nothing ever titillated our taste buds like Mama's blackberry ...
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THE LAND There Is Just Something About It | 1 |
To Troubled Texas | 9 |
Bill Everts and Allie Puett | 21 |
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