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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I was grown before I knew why the ban was so sweeping ; why Papa's unquestioned verdict was so final . At last he told us . He was , as indicated , a venturous and congenial soul , and there was plenty of sporting blood in Bell County .
I was grown before I knew why the ban was so sweeping ; why Papa's unquestioned verdict was so final . At last he told us . He was , as indicated , a venturous and congenial soul , and there was plenty of sporting blood in Bell County .
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By that time Papa and Mama had moved to the ranch , and Uncle Durward was serving as deputy under Sheriff T. Wood and trying to make a dollar on the side by trading in real estate . Before Wilkinson came to trial , Papa , always a ...
By that time Papa and Mama had moved to the ranch , and Uncle Durward was serving as deputy under Sheriff T. Wood and trying to make a dollar on the side by trading in real estate . Before Wilkinson came to trial , Papa , always a ...
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... Puett slave , 27 Night Riders , at Moffat , 112 ; shooting , 116 Nolanville , village of , 18 Norton , Texas , Papa locates there , 129 Notchery Gap , Tennessee , 39 Reynolds , Colonel Benjamin , Chickasaw agent , 78 Richland Creek ...
... Puett slave , 27 Night Riders , at Moffat , 112 ; shooting , 116 Nolanville , village of , 18 Norton , Texas , Papa locates there , 129 Notchery Gap , Tennessee , 39 Reynolds , Colonel Benjamin , Chickasaw agent , 78 Richland Creek ...
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Inhalt
THE LAND There Is Just Something About It | 1 |
To Troubled Texas | 9 |
Bill Everts and Allie Puett | 21 |
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became Bell Bill bought boys brother called camp carried cattle chief Choctaws close County Court cowboy Creek dangerous David David Haley death died early east Evetts father fighting followed force frontier Grandpa grass Haley Haley's hand hard head hold hope horses Indians interest Jackson John killed known land later leaving letter living looked Major Major Haley Mama March married memory Midland miles Mississippi Moffat moved named nature never night noted once Papa passed Plains President ranch range recall record removal returned River road saddle seemed sense settled sometimes South Southern spirit spring story struggle Tennessee Texas took town Trace trail treaty turned Uncle wrote
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | Rough Times, Tough Fiber: A Fragmentary Family Chronicle |
| Autor/in | James Evetts Haley |
| Verlag | Palo Duro Press, 1976 |
| Original von | University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitalisiert | 7. Nov. 2007 |
| Länge | 196 Seiten |
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