Wilson, Margaret,  1882-1973 <br/><br/>
The Able McLaughlins 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Able_McLaughlins  Release date is 2019-07-01 
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<br/><br/> "The Able McLaughlins" by Margaret Wilson is a novel published in 1923. Set in pioneer Iowa during the Civil War era, it follows Wully McLaughlin, a young soldier who returns home to discover his sweetheart Christie has been violated by the community's scoundrel. In a bold act of devotion, Wully marries Christie and claims her child as his own. When her attacker returns, Wully must confront him with vengeance in his heart. This Pulitzer Prize-winning story captures the struggles and resilience of a Scottish immigrant family on the prairie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Farm life -- Fiction Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction Rape victims -- Fiction United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Fiction Iowa -- Fiction Scottish Americans -- Fiction 
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