Choosing Sides

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Set against the backdrop of the 1875 Temperance Movement, the story follows Gilbert Freeman, who escapes his troubled life on an Ohio farm only to find himself embroiled in a heated conflict over a newly opened saloon in Westerville. As tensions rise, Gilbert must navigate the complexities of community, morality, and his own beliefs about alcohol, revealing the deep societal divides of the era.