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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At first the trailing of horses and mules far exceeded that of cattle . The Belton Independent , the local paper , noted that 25,000 horses and mules and 1800 beef cattle passed the place in 1857 , and 10,000 horses and mules , 7,000 ...
At first the trailing of horses and mules far exceeded that of cattle . The Belton Independent , the local paper , noted that 25,000 horses and mules and 1800 beef cattle passed the place in 1857 , and 10,000 horses and mules , 7,000 ...
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Soon other members of his family followed to trace their brands upon the hides of thousands of good cattle and burn them into the pages of history . In a few years the panoramas of pastoral bliss that might have moved an old world ...
Soon other members of his family followed to trace their brands upon the hides of thousands of good cattle and burn them into the pages of history . In a few years the panoramas of pastoral bliss that might have moved an old world ...
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Last week and this week I have been changing cattle around as I could get to them , the last two days I and Mr. Camp have rode out Grahams and Roll's country we saw all but 8 or 10 head of the cattle found one cow dead and I am afraid ...
Last week and this week I have been changing cattle around as I could get to them , the last two days I and Mr. Camp have rode out Grahams and Roll's country we saw all but 8 or 10 head of the cattle found one cow dead and I am afraid ...
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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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