Project Gutenberg 2019-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 187 Wilson, Margaret 1882 1973 The Able McLaughlins Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Able_McLaughlins E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/) "The Able McLaughlins" by Margaret Wilson is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book is set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and explores the experiences of a Scottish-American family, the McLaughlins, as they navigate the challenges and changes brought on by war and settlement in the prairie. The central character, Wully McLaughlin, returns home from the battlefield with deep emotional scars and finds himself grappling with love, loss, and the shifting dynamics of a family affected by the war. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the serene yet challenging life of the McLaughlin family on the prairie. The scene is painted with vivid descriptions of the landscape and the joyful noise of children, primarily focusing on young Wully and his siblings. As Wully returns home from the war, the family is thrown into a whirlwind of emotions, especially concerning his brother who did not return, and the sudden tension arises when rumors of romance with Chirstie McNair, a girl from his past, create complications. This portion sets up the familial bonds, the impact of external conflicts, and the personal struggles of Wully as he tries to reconcile his past experiences with his present reality, laying the groundwork for a rich narrative exploring themes of love, loyalty, and community amid hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en 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 PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 417389 2025-07-24T03:45:24.044034 text/html 432322 2021-11-30T16:46:19 text/html 288376 2025-07-24T03:45:29.342612 application/epub+zip 285987 2025-07-24T03:45:24.853006 application/epub+zip 261684 2025-07-24T03:45:24.445056 application/epub+zip 388230 2025-07-24T03:45:32.972505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346848 2025-07-24T03:45:28.924523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323072 2022-09-27T04:00:46.232352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384504 2025-07-24T03:45:23.376032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 384410 2021-11-30T16:46:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20533 2025-07-24T03:45:33.117468 application/rdf+xml 18923 2025-07-24T03:45:24.530035 image/jpeg 2238 2025-07-24T03:45:24.488005 image/jpeg 144935 2021-11-30T16:46:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 243234 2021-11-30T16:46:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 283553 2025-07-24T03:45:24.088046 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia