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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From the known record of the Evetts breed , it is safe to speculate that it was a soul - shaking choice for him — the choice between that seductive siren of adventure and danger , and acquiescence in authority through loyalty to an old ...
From the known record of the Evetts breed , it is safe to speculate that it was a soul - shaking choice for him — the choice between that seductive siren of adventure and danger , and acquiescence in authority through loyalty to an old ...
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They were ever alert -- since the sky above , the distant clumps of mesquite and the prairie about were always fraught with danger - for the sly stealth of the coyote , the sweep of a hawk or eagle , and , finally , the approach of a ...
They were ever alert -- since the sky above , the distant clumps of mesquite and the prairie about were always fraught with danger - for the sly stealth of the coyote , the sweep of a hawk or eagle , and , finally , the approach of a ...
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range , they cut the dangerous nuisance down at once . And when the twin , radish - like ... But if we deprive the life of the cowboy of danger , we rob him of nearly all the fun and half the challenge . For there is no real working of ...
range , they cut the dangerous nuisance down at once . And when the twin , radish - like ... But if we deprive the life of the cowboy of danger , we rob him of nearly all the fun and half the challenge . For there is no real working of ...
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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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