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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Thus was I prompted to saddle the other mounts with which I had I grown familiar , the old horses of history , tradition and memory , and settle peacefully in the saddle to prowl the ranges of the past , hopefully not eternally arid ...
Thus was I prompted to saddle the other mounts with which I had I grown familiar , the old horses of history , tradition and memory , and settle peacefully in the saddle to prowl the ranges of the past , hopefully not eternally arid ...
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... with all its bloodshed and bitter memories , to marry a traildriver on the borders of Texas . ... I read the reason for this well - meant but unbecoming image in stone to this Southern soldier's memory : “ He performed every duty ...
... with all its bloodshed and bitter memories , to marry a traildriver on the borders of Texas . ... I read the reason for this well - meant but unbecoming image in stone to this Southern soldier's memory : “ He performed every duty ...
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All these men , incidents and scenes must have passed at times through his active mind in a colorful cavalcade of memories . His ardent , strong - willed nature prevailed until the end , speaking out in certain provisions of his last ...
All these men , incidents and scenes must have passed at times through his active mind in a colorful cavalcade of memories . His ardent , strong - willed nature prevailed until the end , speaking out in certain provisions of his last ...
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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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