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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On the night of January 9 , 1863 , the gunboats put in to the north bank , landed troops two miles below the post , and proceeded up the river to shell it and the outlying Confederate positions . With a woeful lack of troops , Colonel ...
On the night of January 9 , 1863 , the gunboats put in to the north bank , landed troops two miles below the post , and proceeded up the river to shell it and the outlying Confederate positions . With a woeful lack of troops , Colonel ...
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had slept many a night with his saddle for a pillow , his saddle blanket for cover and a faithful dog at his feet ... He was away for long spaces of time . . . He was a very cheerful man , never complaining of hard times ... he loved ...
had slept many a night with his saddle for a pillow , his saddle blanket for cover and a faithful dog at his feet ... He was away for long spaces of time . . . He was a very cheerful man , never complaining of hard times ... he loved ...
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Out of this incident in part a feud developed between the Moffat and Pokerville boys , as well as within the Night Riders ' ranks , which came near involving the community in a wholesale killing . It came to a head when some Moffat boys ...
Out of this incident in part a feud developed between the Moffat and Pokerville boys , as well as within the Night Riders ' ranks , which came near involving the community in a wholesale killing . It came to a head when some Moffat boys ...
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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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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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