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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We lost about 35 killed and as many wounded . We drove them from their ambush and kept the field and mountains . We then marched over the Valley Towns and had no more fighting of consequence . Some little scrimmages , burnt several ...
We lost about 35 killed and as many wounded . We drove them from their ambush and kept the field and mountains . We then marched over the Valley Towns and had no more fighting of consequence . Some little scrimmages , burnt several ...
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Hardin were killed . After this myself and 43 men went into nation at Hanging Moss Village and killed 12 fellows one morning before breakfast . The general turbulence of the region was exceeded only by the brash independence of its men ...
Hardin were killed . After this myself and 43 men went into nation at Hanging Moss Village and killed 12 fellows one morning before breakfast . The general turbulence of the region was exceeded only by the brash independence of its men ...
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In her youth the feathers from the geese and ducks her brothers killed for the table were stored away for mattresses and pillows , the pecans from the wild trees along the Leon were eagerly threshed and gathered , the ashes from the ...
In her youth the feathers from the geese and ducks her brothers killed for the table were stored away for mattresses and pillows , the pecans from the wild trees along the Leon were eagerly threshed and gathered , the ashes from the ...
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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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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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