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 when I speak of their humility it is in the economic and social , and not the Biblical or spiritual sense . They were usually poor , but without a sense of poverty . Their circumstances were humble but their spirits were warlike ...
Thus when I speak of their humility it is in the economic and social , and not the Biblical or spiritual sense . They were usually poor , but without a sense of poverty . Their circumstances were humble but their spirits were warlike ...
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whose sense of humor was healthy , roared with laughter -- which did not seem to help . Mama too had a fine sense of humor , a love of high adventure , and a great zest for life . But she likewise had unshakable loyalty , strong family ...
whose sense of humor was healthy , roared with laughter -- which did not seem to help . Mama too had a fine sense of humor , a love of high adventure , and a great zest for life . But she likewise had unshakable loyalty , strong family ...
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sense . She restrained my violent reactions when the indignities of this harsh , terrible historic age threatened to put me beyond the legal if not the righteous pale . With unfailing wisdom , she was the certain curb , tenderly ...
sense . She restrained my violent reactions when the indignities of this harsh , terrible historic age threatened to put me beyond the legal if not the righteous pale . With unfailing wisdom , she was the certain curb , tenderly ...
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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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