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Prelude to Glory, Vol. 1: Our Sacred Honor (Prelude to Glory #1)
by
Ron Carter
In epic style, the new historical fiction series Prelude to Glory chronicles the miraculous events that gave birth to a new nation. In Our Sacred Honor, the first volume in the series, master storyteller Ron Carter presents the early events of the Revolutionary War through the eyes of common people. We meet the heroes, but we see them through the eyes and hearts of the sol...more
Paperback, 604 pages
Published
January 1st 1998
by Bookcraft
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This book is the first in a series of nine books. They started coming out years ago. In fact, I had previously read this book in high school. As it was so many years ago, I remembered next to nothing about this book so I wanted to read it again instead of starting to read the second book. I couldn’t remember why I didn't keep reading the series after I finished the first book so long ago. Reading it again jogged my memory of why…
The series is about the Revolutionary War, which I have an interest...more
The series is about the Revolutionary War, which I have an interest...more
This was a refreshing read, interlaced with revolution historical facts and the life of courageous fictional characters. I have never been a lover of history classes throughout my elementary schooling, but I've come to love history as I've aged and through reading historical fiction novels. This book had the right balance between dense historical facts and fiction. The fictional characters were well thought out and were believable characters. Surely the trials they faced could have been experien...more
When I hear the words "historical fiction", I usually tune it out because I figure it will be boring. I finally swallowed my pride one day, and picked up this book, and I absolutely loved it! It was exciting, sad, funny, romantic, and overall inspiring. I began this book the summer before eighth grade, and when I found out we were reading it in Citizenship too, I was ecstatic! The characters felt real, and they helped me realize that it doesn't really matter what time period we live in, we're al...more
I finished this book feeling humbled, grateful, blessed, and in awe. Never has the founding of our country felt more real; this book has brought it to life for me. Carter has created a fictional family that we get to follow through events that happened before and during the revolutionary war. Along the way we meet actual people and see the sacrifices that were made. Although this family is fictional, there were probably many who felt the same way and endured the same hardships. I am grateful for...more
A great and interesting way to gain insight into the revolutionary war and it's major occurrences. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was that the author expected the reader to know everything about sailing vessels. I found myself struggling to visualize specifics when I didn't have a full understanding of what the author was referring too. I think a simple paragraph or two of explanation as one of the characters "explains the fundamentals of sailing" to a novice would have been helpful. I...more
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Humm... I like to think of myself as a bit of a history buff... I have mostly been intrigued by the wars that involved our country. But i mostly learn about the wars through historical fiction books like this. Then I look into the actual events that happened. I liked reading this book because i didn't know so much about our countries revolution I knew the famous names but not what people had done so I liked getting a feel for the first Americans lives. I didn't like so much the depressing aspect...more
I love this period of American history, and it was cool to get this perspective on the beginning of the Revolution.
Cons: The author tends to repeat certain phrases a lot. I also didn't really care for the big jumps in chronology near the end of the book. The overall premise feels similar to that of The Work and the Glory, but the writing isn't as good as Gerald Lund's.
Pros: An interesting story, and the author isn't afraid to hit us where we hurt. I learned a lot about the early stage of the Ame...more
Cons: The author tends to repeat certain phrases a lot. I also didn't really care for the big jumps in chronology near the end of the book. The overall premise feels similar to that of The Work and the Glory, but the writing isn't as good as Gerald Lund's.
Pros: An interesting story, and the author isn't afraid to hit us where we hurt. I learned a lot about the early stage of the Ame...more
I really liked this book. I love how our wonderful country came to be and I think the men invovled were all inspired by God. It's really nice to hear the story told with that same perspective. It's very moving. I really liked the characters - thought they were well written and developed. I also was surprised how much I learned about the Revolutionairy War! And this is just the first book. It's very descriptive and gives play by plays of many of the battles. Sometimes it was a little slow because...more
I'm kind of a war history junky, especially an historical-fiction war junky, and I've been putting off this series because, well, the books are huge and there are several! And my life comes to a stand-still when I am immersed in a book. Overall I would say a 4.5 stars... hardest part was reading about the wars/battles. Just a lot of details (north of this, west of that,etc...) that I wasn't too interested in. But, in order to be a true historical-fiction, he kept in the important details that ta...more
I read this series a few years ago, so I'm reviewing the series as a whole. The series is a historical fiction about the revolutionary war. They were sometimes hard to get into. The author is very descriptive and sometimes that took away from the storyline a little. However they were very well researched down to those very descriptive details. I came away with a whole new appreciation my country and what it cost to be free. There are nine books in the series and they are all very long. It took m...more
A friend let me borrow this one, I was a little hesitant, but by page 13 I liked it. It's a long book and I had it read in a week, I couldn't put it down. I have been waiting for a break in my schedule before I borrow the next book. I appreciated that the author included notes at the end of each chapter specifying which details were historically accurate and which were fictional. The author is a little preachy (I was suspicious before I started) but only about the notion that the Revolutionary W...more
I enjoyed reading this book in July, after celebrating Independence Day. We owe a lot to those who were part of the Revolutionary War. The book was long, and I admit skimming/skipping through the second half. The author went out of his way to have his characters fit the LDS idea that the birth of our nation was part of a divine plan. I believe that, but in the book it seemed forced to me. Anyway, I didn't realize there were so many volumes to this series (9!) and don't know if I'll invest that m...more
I liked reading about the American Revolution and being reminded of the amazing miracles of the events leading to our country's independence. I usually enjoy historical fiction and this book did help me think about what it would have been like to live in Boston at the time of Paul Revere and his midnight ride and put into context the sacrifices families and individuals made during a very uncertain time. These were incredible people with great courage and faith. I'm grateful for what they did and...more
The Prelude to glory series is extremely fascinating, EW! Wolf spider! DIE DIE!!
Sorry about that.
Ok, the Prelude to Glory Series is fascinating taken from a historical perpective. It makes it easy to read and a lot more understandable.
But the fiction side of it is lacking. The author uses the same desciptions all the time, and leaves you hanging half the time on what's happening with the family. It's definately not a book I would recommend for the plot.
Blast. Now I have the heebeejeebies. Eno...more
Sorry about that.
Ok, the Prelude to Glory Series is fascinating taken from a historical perpective. It makes it easy to read and a lot more understandable.
But the fiction side of it is lacking. The author uses the same desciptions all the time, and leaves you hanging half the time on what's happening with the family. It's definately not a book I would recommend for the plot.
Blast. Now I have the heebeejeebies. Eno...more
I really liked these books. I know I must or I never would have slugged through the several thousand pages. It's a historical fiction series that follows a family (etc...) through the revolutionary war. I liked the characters, I felt for them and cared for them. I was interrested in the different romances. They were very involved in the war in ways that while a little Forrest Gumpish -weren't too unbelievable.
I liked learning more about the war in a less blah blah mind numbing way. And yet...som...more
I liked learning more about the war in a less blah blah mind numbing way. And yet...som...more
Good book, full of great first person perspective descriptions of battles. Carter isn't the greatest writer, though. I do care about the characters, but there's some redundancy and I find Brigitte just too foolish and headstrong to like. And there was MUCH too much usage of the phrase "points of light." At one point I nearly stopped reading because of that, wanting to shout, "Find a dang thesaurus, Mister!" Carter tries to convey the feelings of the Holy Ghost--sometimes it works, sometimes it d...more
It's been a while since I've read this series, but I remember loving it. Too bad I got wrapped up in it when it first came out and paid full price for all of them.
Anyway, this is a very well researched series about the American Revolution. It is written from the viewpoint that the Americans had to have a little Divine Intervention to pull off what they did. This is a great book for history buffs because it is very accurate, but carrys a story, so it's not boring.
Anyway, this is a very well researched series about the American Revolution. It is written from the viewpoint that the Americans had to have a little Divine Intervention to pull off what they did. This is a great book for history buffs because it is very accurate, but carrys a story, so it's not boring.
I really liked the religous undertone to this book, but one of the things that brought this book to the top of the good historical fiction pack was that at the end of every chapter the author reviewed what was fiction and what actually took place. If changes were made he even explained why he did it. A little too much battle for me, but I appreciate the enormous amount of work that must have gone into this and I'm so excited to start the next one in the series!
Impressive historical fiction series that focuses on a family during the Revolutionary War. I never even knew the author was LDS until I devoured the first two books. It reminded me of the Children of the Promise series, although this series definitely focuses more on the war events than the family development.
I only gave it four stars because, although I enjoyed each book immensely, I wasn't chomping at the bit to get to the next book.
I only gave it four stars because, although I enjoyed each book immensely, I wasn't chomping at the bit to get to the next book.
If you like historical fiction, these are great books. I like to get into the past and it makes it so when someone can write fiction and take the time to research to get the facts of history correct. It's more than just a talent as a fictional writer because history has already played out and an author needs to make it interesting enough for a good read. It's a fun way to read history (what really happened) and sort out the fiction.
I love this series! Historical fiction about the American Revolution. I've read books 1-6. They made me want to go to Boston and New York City (both of which I've since been able to do), and really made history come alive for me. I love that he references what is true and what is conjecture. Very similar to the Work and the Glory, only on a different topic.
I had started reading this to my children, but got caught up in it and stayed up all night to finish it on my own. *lol* I enjoyed the interweaving of the fictional family (and some fictional friends) into the researched history. Notes are at the end of nearly every chapter providing reference to where the historical information had been acquired.
Wasn't "churchy" but touched nicely on a snippet of the sprititual struggles within.
Quite descriptive, but sometimes I got impatient with the descripti...more
Wasn't "churchy" but touched nicely on a snippet of the sprititual struggles within.
Quite descriptive, but sometimes I got impatient with the descripti...more
These books opened my eyes to what the Revolutionary War was all about,and the horror and sacrifice of war and what it means to stand up for what is right. To see the God's hand in the people's lives and the miracles that happened for United States of America to come together. Amazing! These books changed me- I am so glad I read them.
This was a good book and taught me something about this time period and the begining of our country. So far the others in the series have not lived up to the first book, they seem to jump around too much and it seems that there are constantly new characters coming in and the old developed characters are forgotten.
The series is okay but I was frustrated with the description. I kept thinking okay lets get on with the story. It felt like it would take 1 1/2 pages to describe the uniform, etc. Great story but they kept losing me in all the description. I'd sit and scan the page to get on with the story.
This is my review for the entire series. The details in the book are amazing but at times can drag down the story especially the beginning of the first book. However, once the war begins and battles are fought those details help with understanding the revolution. They also allow the reader to feel the sacrifice that the colonists made.
I felt the book did a great job at making the Revolutionary War personable. The individual stories were vivid and I felt the Carter did a terrific job at bringing...more
I felt the book did a great job at making the Revolutionary War personable. The individual stories were vivid and I felt the Carter did a terrific job at bringing...more
After reading this series, I wished that history had been more important to me when I was younger. I learned a lot about the birth of our nation and the men and women who were instrumental in obtaining the freedome that we have today. George Washington is truly a hero--and should always be!
I liked this book and I am excited to read the rest of the series. I'm enjoying reading some more specifics in American History.
I would of given this a higher rating, but the writing is so CHOPPY. I'm not one to be picky about that, but in parts it was driving me nuts. The Work and the Glory series is written MUCH better. I don't know how many books Ron Carter had under his belt when he wrote this, whereas Gerald Lund had many books under his belt when he wrote the Work and the Glory series. I'm...more
I would of given this a higher rating, but the writing is so CHOPPY. I'm not one to be picky about that, but in parts it was driving me nuts. The Work and the Glory series is written MUCH better. I don't know how many books Ron Carter had under his belt when he wrote this, whereas Gerald Lund had many books under his belt when he wrote the Work and the Glory series. I'm...more
Pretty good historical fiction. Easy read and offered details to my basic Revolutionary War knowledge. Plot moved a little slow at times and I found some of the conversations a little gaggy - not believeable. Still, worth the slow for many of the page turner parts.
This is a great historical fiction series about the Revolutionary War. For me, it was to the Revolutionary War what The Work and the Glory were to LDS church history. This series was written by an LDS author, though there is no mention of a specific religion in the series. However, it sometimes alludes to events with a slant toward on overriding power and a sense of destiny. This is an easy way to read the history of the Revolution as it is woven around characters in a central family. The first...more
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Ron Carter was born in Salt Lake City and reared in Twin Falls, Idaho. He served received a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Brigham Young University. He received a juris doctor degree in 1962 after attending the law schools at George Washington University and the University of Utah. Recently he has been a research and writing director for the Superior Court system of Los Angeles Co...more
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