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One of Ours

by Willa Cather

A young man struggles with finding his purpose in life until the breakout of World War I prompts him to volunteer for the Army.

Themes: Fiction · Drama

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Claude wakes before dawn, itching to wash the car for the circus. But the farm around him feels stagnant—an old mare suffers neglect, his father shrugs at everything. He has energy to burn, but no outlet in sight.

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