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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a Like most boys of his time , Bill had learned early to stalk a deer and to shoot , but was sternly admonished by his father never to waste ammunition . The first deer he killed almost killed him . Having aimed at the heart , as he had ...
a Like most boys of his time , Bill had learned early to stalk a deer and to shoot , but was sternly admonished by his father never to waste ammunition . The first deer he killed almost killed him . Having aimed at the heart , as he had ...
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The Puett boys , John and William , and the Vestal youngsters , Joseph and William R. , got into the fight . When the Federal forces took over the town in advance of the battle of Pea Ridge , General Franz Von Siegel established his ...
The Puett boys , John and William , and the Vestal youngsters , Joseph and William R. , got into the fight . When the Federal forces took over the town in advance of the battle of Pea Ridge , General Franz Von Siegel established his ...
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They set out to call on a Negro guilty of defying the accepted standards of courtesy , got the wrong house and black , and wound up in a shooting scrape in which an innocent white boy was killed . Papa , who was then constable , and Dr.
They set out to call on a Negro guilty of defying the accepted standards of courtesy , got the wrong house and black , and wound up in a shooting scrape in which an innocent white boy was killed . Papa , who was then constable , and Dr.
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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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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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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