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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He left Mingo and the plantation to his wife and minor children , advising them " to hold this very valuable tract of land as there is no such in this country , ” reserving " from sale ( for ) time immemorial ( if possible ) a hundred ...
He left Mingo and the plantation to his wife and minor children , advising them " to hold this very valuable tract of land as there is no such in this country , ” reserving " from sale ( for ) time immemorial ( if possible ) a hundred ...
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FAR IN THE LEAD I hold up the drive as we drop down into Lake Creek , at the JH Ranch , heading for the branding corrals . As we hit the wing of the corral , a snaky cow and her calf try to get away from Sunray and me .
FAR IN THE LEAD I hold up the drive as we drop down into Lake Creek , at the JH Ranch , heading for the branding corrals . As we hit the wing of the corral , a snaky cow and her calf try to get away from Sunray and me .
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That of February 2 , 1935 , which is set in type to save space , details something of our long - drawn effort to hold on by feeding bear grass and save a remnant of our herd , despite the ruthless levies of years of drouth and debt .
That of February 2 , 1935 , which is set in type to save space , details something of our long - drawn effort to hold on by feeding bear grass and save a remnant of our herd , despite the ruthless levies of years of drouth and debt .
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Inhalt
THE LAND There Is Just Something About It | 1 |
To Troubled Texas | 9 |
Bill Everts and Allie Puett | 21 |
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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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