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 the head of the table sat the proud father , his black eyes glowing with a sort of benign indulgence , but the unquestioned head of the household . At the other , between frequent trips to the oak - wood stove — for it was a ...
At the head of the table sat the proud father , his black eyes glowing with a sort of benign indulgence , but the unquestioned head of the household . At the other , between frequent trips to the oak - wood stove — for it was a ...
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It came to a head when some Moffat boys got drunk , went over to Pokerville and broke up a social meeting . While Papa never drank he was a member of the party . His lively nature needed no spiritual stimulus . The Pokerville boys sent ...
It came to a head when some Moffat boys got drunk , went over to Pokerville and broke up a social meeting . While Papa never drank he was a member of the party . His lively nature needed no spiritual stimulus . The Pokerville boys sent ...
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About 108 head with what we take out at this time have about 100 head . During the first of January the cattle on Vick's place began to lose weight , I got sick , every man we had was knocked out by a cold less some had to lay off a day ...
About 108 head with what we take out at this time have about 100 head . During the first of January the cattle on Vick's place began to lose weight , I got sick , every man we had was knocked out by a cold less some had to lay off a day ...
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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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