The Finley, Martha 1828-1909 creator text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Tragedy of Wild River Valley" by Martha Finley is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative appears to focus on themes of morality, crime, and family ties against the backdrop of the post-Civil War American Midwest. The story introduces several engaging characters, among them Phelim O'Rourke, whose sinister motives and moral conflict set the stage for unfolding drama involving his family and the surrounding community. At the start of the book, we meet Phelim O'Rourke, a recently returned soldier from the Civil War, who arrives at his family's humble cabin to a warm welcome from his mother and father. However, excitement soon turns to turmoil when Phelim learns that the woman he loves is now married to another man, igniting feelings of rage and revenge in him. As he grapples with his disappointment, he joins a group of miscreants led by Teddy McManus, planning a burglary to secure wealth and, perhaps, his future. Meanwhile, the Heath family, struggling with their own hardships and the threat from rising criminal activity in the region, forms a secondary thread in the narrative, hinting at interconnected fates in Wild River Valley. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2014-07-28 Produced by David Edwards, Fred Salzer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net from images generously made available by The Internet Archive (http://archive.org/). Original publication data not identified Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Revenge -- Juvenile fiction Family -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Death -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction Brigands and robbers -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction Marriage -- Juvenile fiction Envy -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified 06041217 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46437 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46437 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134051.0 46437