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Horses for France and the voyage of a cavalry recruit
In 1914 the narrator, a former cavalryman, answers a Horses for France recruitment and travels with 72 others to ship 1300 horses to Bordeaux. Amid brutal conditions a brutal foreman, a doctor, and the crew clash as they face injuries and death at sea. The journey ends with a kiss from a French officer and a return to ordinary life, haunted by memories of France.
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United States
Greenwich Street
New York
France
Ien
Hotel Astor
Monsieur
Goldsmith’s
Bordeaux
Arthur Guy Empey
New Jersey
Tie
Pinero
New York Harbor
Casey
Brown
Doc
Sabe
Doc Casey
Wey
Western Front
Army
Brander
Quartermaster Corps
Greenwich ‘Street