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Mary Abigail Roe

 
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Free, Yet Forging Their Own Chains by Mary Abigail Roe. This 19th-century novel follows two sisters Grace Earle Gordon and Julia Earle in wealthy Cedar Ridge mining circles in Pennsylvania, as unions, strikes and speculation test loyalties and faith. The story brings together a cast including Uncle John Gordon; Grace's husband Frank Gordon; Henry Hunt and Ada Hunt; Maurice Graham, a principled manager who becomes Julia's love; Ned Malcome and Bessie Walker; and many miners and workers. A brutal miners' strike, financial skulduggery, and a devastating flood drive the action, yielding moments of danger, charity, and moral testing. Through the courage of workers, the reforming influence of faith, and the steadfast integrity of Graham and Grace, Julia grows from a fashionable but restless heiress into a devoted partner and civic-minded woman. The tale culminates in marriages, new enterprises, and a hopeful future for Cedar Ridge as a community renewed by duty, loyalty, and love.

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