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 inevitably , like an old cowhorse to his favorite and accustomed range — by a similar and inescapable compulsion - I always drift back , sometimes savagely , sometimes tenderly , but always with a poignant sadness that is akin to ...
Thus inevitably , like an old cowhorse to his favorite and accustomed range — by a similar and inescapable compulsion - I always drift back , sometimes savagely , sometimes tenderly , but always with a poignant sadness that is akin to ...
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The business was beginning to boom , and finance was sweeping across the ranges from east to west , from as far away as the British Isles ... seventy years later , is still home range for his horseloving , cow - punching grandchildren .
The business was beginning to boom , and finance was sweeping across the ranges from east to west , from as far away as the British Isles ... seventy years later , is still home range for his horseloving , cow - punching grandchildren .
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Many worthy men , schooled as the best in the ways of the open range , failed , and sadly moved out of the country or retired in virtual penury to the rocking chairs and the shade . A few great families , satisfied with little in time ...
Many worthy men , schooled as the best in the ways of the open range , failed , and sadly moved out of the country or retired in virtual penury to the rocking chairs and the shade . A few great families , satisfied with little 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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