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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... to suggest that we are inclined to forget that healthy and unspoiled people , like cattle , horses and other animals , are adaptable creatures when rigorous nature , which in our clime is the frightful force of God , has her way .
... to suggest that we are inclined to forget that healthy and unspoiled people , like cattle , horses and other animals , are adaptable creatures when rigorous nature , which in our clime is the frightful force of God , has her way .
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With unfailing wisdom , she was the certain curb , tenderly , gently but inflexibly applied upon my sometimes impetuous and ever willful nature — taming my spirit just enough to make me very dear to her .
With unfailing wisdom , she was the certain curb , tenderly , gently but inflexibly applied upon my sometimes impetuous and ever willful nature — taming my spirit just enough to make me very dear to her .
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... David Haley settled on , 35 ; nature of , 36 Rivers , of the Tennessee , 34-35 Roane County , Tennessee , 43 Robertson , James , pioneer of the Tennessee , 35 Robinson , Andrew , ferry keeper , 12 Rockwood , Tennessee , Major Haley ...
... David Haley settled on , 35 ; nature of , 36 Rivers , of the Tennessee , 34-35 Roane County , Tennessee , 43 Robertson , James , pioneer of the Tennessee , 35 Robinson , Andrew , ferry keeper , 12 Rockwood , Tennessee , Major Haley ...
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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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