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Mary Lee Settle (1918–2005)

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This Charleston native moved often with her family because of her father’s job in the coal industry. At age 10, they settled back in Charleston. As an adult, she lived in New York, England, and Turkey. During World War II, she served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

Settle is best known for the Beulah Quintet, a series of five historical novels about West Virginia history from the 1700s to modern times. Her book Blood Tie won the National Book Award in 1978. Even after moving away, her writing was still deeply connected to her West Virginia roots.

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