# The Able McLaughlins

By Margaret Wilson.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: 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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- [Able McLaughlins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/16060) by Margaret Wilson (8 h 7 min, English)

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