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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Sam and some three hundred other truly Texas insubordinates followed him to besiege the Mexican troops , forted up in the Alamo with thirty pieces of artillery . Milam was killed in the house to house fighting and Sam Evetts , with face ...
Sam and some three hundred other truly Texas insubordinates followed him to besiege the Mexican troops , forted up in the Alamo with thirty pieces of artillery . Milam was killed in the house to house fighting and Sam Evetts , with face ...
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Like many others at that time , an element of sporting blood in Jim Evetts ' veins came out in a love for fighting cocks , which was obviously relief from the tedium of hammering on an anvil . In time that element of adventure that ...
Like many others at that time , an element of sporting blood in Jim Evetts ' veins came out in a love for fighting cocks , which was obviously relief from the tedium of hammering on an anvil . In time that element of adventure that ...
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He loved the trails and ranges of Texas , and imparted a fair amount of his fighting spirit to the clan that bore his blood and name . ALLIE PUETT EVETTS - My serene and courageous pioneer Grandmother , who bore Bill Evetts sixteen ...
He loved the trails and ranges of Texas , and imparted a fair amount of his fighting spirit to the clan that bore his blood and name . ALLIE PUETT EVETTS - My serene and courageous pioneer Grandmother , who bore Bill Evetts sixteen ...
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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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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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