The Prize: Tales From a Revolution - Vermont

Written by Lars D. H. Hedbor

Narrated by Shamaan Casey

The Biggest Heroes Are Sometimes Unsung

Caleb’s father is serving with Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys as the long-anticipated open war against the British rages up and down the length of Lake Champlain. Between his duties on the family farm and constant worry about his father’s safety, the young man’s attentions are already fully occupied when a fateful encounter with an unlikely neighbor changes everything. Pulled into new intrigues and new friendships, Caleb finds himself on a path that changes his life - and which will affect the outcome of the whole war.

The Prize is the Vermont volume in the Tales From a Revolution series, in which each standalone novel explores how the American War of Independence unfolds across a different colony or future state. If you like stories such as The Deerslayer, or you’ve ever wondered how the Revolution affected the lives of ordinary people in out-of-the-way corners of America, you’ll love The Prize.

Read The Prize today and see the American Revolution touched people in every corner of the colonies!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brief Candle Press
• Release date: Jun 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781942319399

Lars D. H. Hedbor

I am an amateur historian, linguist, brewer, fiddler, astronomer and baker. Professionally, I am a technologist, marketer, writer and father.My love of history drives me to share the excitement of understanding the events of long ago, and how those events touch us still today.

Reviews for The Prize

[jetangen4571 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

YA-only-means-no-gratuitous-erotica, colonial-America, American-rev-war, Vermont, family-dynamics, friendship, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, historical-setting, history-and-culture*****I love this series as it brings the realities of the time to life in a very personal way. The publisher's blurb is a good hook and the story deserves better than a recap or spoilers. Despite our family's involvement in the military reenactments here in the Northwest Territory, I think that it is important to read about the things about civilian life as well as naval skirmishes that can't be brought to light any other way.I have come to trust the author's diligence in thoroughly researching the factual matters and appreciate the humanization of all of his remarkable characters.As this tale was told through the perspective of a teenaged boy, the narrator this time is Shamaan Casey who is very effective in his interpretations, and has a most compelling voice.Of course I loved it!I won this audio in a giveaway. Yay me!

[jbronderblogs_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This takes place around the time the colonists are starting to settle America. Caleb and his family live on Lake Champlain. His father, Elijah, has joined the Green Mountain Boys and is helping fight off the British. That has left Caleb, his brother Samuel, and mother Polly to run the family farm. Caleb has taken to watching Lake Champlain for British activity and reporting it to the local town.On one of his trips, he runs into the French Captain Mallett. Captain Mallett wants to know what Caleb is doing and offers a better lookout place on his land. Unfortunately, Caleb’s mother refuses anything to do with Captain Mallett since he is French.The story follows Caleb as he continues to keep the farm running, his trapping to provide for his family, and bringing news to town. On one of these occasions, he runs into a beautiful young lady. With a couple more encounters, he finds himself taken with her. She is Lunette, Captain Mallett’s daughter. Caleb is torn between his mother’s wishes and his desire for Lunette.While this is going on, the Declaration for Independence is drawn up and submitted to the king of England. This leads to a great navel battle on Lake Champlain in which Caleb, Captain Mallet, and Lunette become part of the fight.I liked this story. It’s rich with history. I liked how Caleb keeps everything going along with stumbling upon his love of Lunette. I have to admit that I was a little lost with how much time had taken place between different events. It felt like a couple weeks when it was really several months. I do think this is a good story to help people get interested in this time period. I also think that if you like this time period you would really like this story. It was a good story and I do think many people would like it.I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review.