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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Yet no greater adventure ever tilted her seductive head to lure my ardent people from settled and sedate living . With all - consuming passion they bent their vigorous and productive years to this high adventure , this relentless ...
Yet no greater adventure ever tilted her seductive head to lure my ardent people from settled and sedate living . With all - consuming passion they bent their vigorous and productive years to this high adventure , this relentless ...
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William Vestal , who had married my Great - grandmother Puett , was living in a big rambling house at Moffat , engaged in the general mercantile business . His wife put up and fed the few travelers who chanced to stop in Moffat ...
William Vestal , who had married my Great - grandmother Puett , was living in a big rambling house at Moffat , engaged in the general mercantile business . His wife put up and fed the few travelers who chanced to stop in Moffat ...
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... irrepressible spirit and sound business sense , set us the faultless example of eager , disciplined living , while inspiring us with her unshakeable faith that “ next year will be better ; " that " it will surely rain in time .
... irrepressible spirit and sound business sense , set us the faultless example of eager , disciplined living , while inspiring us with her unshakeable faith that “ next year will be better ; " that " it will surely rain in time .
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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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