A Gentle Soul

A Gentle Soul

Jean Ellis Hudson

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Trafford Publishing
Año de edición:
2015
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Ficción histórica
ISBN:
9781490764467

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Clem and Susannah Brown’s youngest son, Jeff, has developed a good furniture business and has even bought the old saloon building in town and with the help of family and friends has remodeled the building for a furniture store. He has orders from people as far away as Beaumont, Texas. They all became aware of the building up of war in Europe but never thought the U.S. would be involved. Due to several circumstances, the U.S. declares war on Germany April 1917. The draft is passed into law, and Jeff, Jon (Ruth’s husband), and Zeb (newest hired hand) are all drafted. Jon is in the paymaster corps while Jeff and Zeb are fighting in the 'muck and mire' of the trenches in France. Jeff and Zeb experience many horrid times experiences and the loss of new friends before their eyes. Zeb is injured early in 1917 and sent home. Jeff is injured not long before the war is over and after a stay in a London hospital he is sent home. Jeff finds Jon in the same hospital and works to get him out. Follow the ingenious ways Jeff and his good friend Reggie help Jon. Reggie goes home with them to Texas and works on the farm despite an injury. Be prepared to find Zeb a different man after the war and how Jeff tries to help him.

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