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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HEN I STARTED UPON THIS STORY many years ago I had not the remotest idea that it would wind up in this form . While I had , over an extended period , been pursuing and setting down the stories of many western pioneers , it had never ...
HEN I STARTED UPON THIS STORY many years ago I had not the remotest idea that it would wind up in this form . While I had , over an extended period , been pursuing and setting down the stories of many western pioneers , it had never ...
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In after years Grandpa's children were fascinated by a memento of the Rio Grande Campaign — a fine Mexican sombrero , and by the story of how he got it . He and some other ragged Texans following a trail through the brush were passed ...
In after years Grandpa's children were fascinated by a memento of the Rio Grande Campaign — a fine Mexican sombrero , and by the story of how he got it . He and some other ragged Texans following a trail through the brush were passed ...
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Except for the worn clothes on his back , all his earthly possessions , coffee pot and frying pan , were tied on his saddle , a single * Many years after this chapter was written I happened upon Herman Melville's wonderful story of ...
Except for the worn clothes on his back , all his earthly possessions , coffee pot and frying pan , were tied on his saddle , a single * Many years after this chapter was written I happened upon Herman Melville's wonderful story of ...
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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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