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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We then marched over the Valley Towns and had no more fighting of consequence . Some little scrimmages , burnt several towns , etc. I then returned to Va . and in the Spring of 1777 I volunteered under Genl . Saml .
We then marched over the Valley Towns and had no more fighting of consequence . Some little scrimmages , burnt several towns , etc. I then returned to Va . and in the Spring of 1777 I volunteered under Genl . Saml .
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Except for a few in town , or when the weather was cold , they rarely wore coats , but with open collars they usually lived and worked in their shirt sleeves . Broad - brimmed hats , pulled low over sunburned brows , shaded the eyes of ...
Except for a few in town , or when the weather was cold , they rarely wore coats , but with open collars they usually lived and worked in their shirt sleeves . Broad - brimmed hats , pulled low over sunburned brows , shaded the eyes of ...
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After numerous surveys , bold dreams and projected lines , the Texas and Pacific Railway pushed west of Fort Worth to reach the vicinity of the Big Spring and start the town of that name late in April , 1881 .
After numerous surveys , bold dreams and projected lines , the Texas and Pacific Railway pushed west of Fort Worth to reach the vicinity of the Big Spring and start the town of that name late in April , 1881 .
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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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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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