West to World War IFrom A Trip Dedicated to Following the Covered Wagons to California, We Detour to WWI Trenches . . . in Kansas CityAnnette LaingApr 04, 2023∙ Paid1216Share“Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge”— From Dulce et Decorum Est (It is Sweet and Fitting) by British World War One poet Wilfred Owen.…This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext