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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While I had , over an extended period , been pursuing and setting down the stories of many western pioneers , it had never occurred to me to dip into the history of my own . But while I was connected with the Department of History of ...
While I had , over an extended period , been pursuing and setting down the stories of many western pioneers , it had never occurred to me to dip into the history of my own . But while I was connected with the Department of History of ...
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He was devoted to one sister until she married a worthless fellow over his protests , after which he would never visit or let his family see her again . His daughter , Hattie , recalled that He was very forebearing with people he liked ...
He was devoted to one sister until she married a worthless fellow over his protests , after which he would never visit or let his family see her again . His daughter , Hattie , recalled that He was very forebearing with people he liked ...
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I never saw a colt that responded so quickly , and so easily in understanding and action , to all the whims and wiles of a country old cow , as that little strawberry roan . With imperturbable self - confidence , he was instinctive in ...
I never saw a colt that responded so quickly , and so easily in understanding and action , to all the whims and wiles of a country old cow , as that little strawberry roan . With imperturbable self - confidence , he was instinctive in ...
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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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