The Town, 113 (Event)
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Page Number:
113
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
So that winter when the draft finally came and got
Page Event Ends:
113
Era:
World War I(1914-1919)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Thursday, November 1, 1917 to Tuesday, January 1, 1918
Summary:
Byron Snopes is drafted for the war in France, but as Ratliff predicts, he finds a typically Snopesian way to evade it. (Historically, the Selective Service law was enacted 18 May 1917.)
Chronological Order:
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Keywords:
Gossip
War: World War I: Draft Dodging
Governmental: Draft law
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