Angel Train [Paperback]

Gilbert Morris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009

“You’re asking Bible-believing righteous folk to put their lives in the hands of jail birds.”

Popular romance and historical fiction writer Gilbert Morris serves up his most unique story yet in Angel Train. The mid-1800s tale introduces Charity Morgan, a beautiful yet businesslike young heroine whose devout religious community is losing its Pennsylvania homestead to the economic recession. To survive and stay together, the members plan to form a wagon train to Oregon where free land is aplenty. The only catch is that no wagon master is better equipped to lead them safely out West than inmate Casey Tremayne and his band of fellow felons. After Charity’s prison warden uncle offers the men parole upon completion of this sacred and dangerous journey, only divine intervention can bring all parties to common ground.

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About the Author

Gilbert Morris is among today’s most popular Christian writers; his books having sold nearly six million copies worldwide. He specializes in historical fiction and won a 2001 Christy Award for the Civil War drama Edge of Honor. Once a pastor and English professor who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas, Morris lives with his wife in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: B&H Fiction; Original edition (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805447296
• ISBN-13: 978-0805447293
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,023,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Gilbert Morris is among today's most popular Christian writers; his books having sold nearly six million copies worldwide. He specializes in historical fiction and won a 2001 Christy Award for the Civil War drama Edge of Honor. Once a pastor and English professor who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas, Morris lives with his wife in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Repeating ideas within the same series brings rating down, September 7, 2010

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Country Girl (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angel Train (Paperback)

I first thought this book was a five star -- it was the first Gilbert Morris book I had read. But after picking up two of the other books in this series and a couple in a different series. I went from 5 to 2 stars because he will repeat concepts and ideas in the books I read. The most notable one concerns the Oregon Trail and making iced lemonade.

From one book to the next -- if it dealt with the Oregon Trail, the book had the 'iced lemonade' paragraph almost unchanged from one book to the next. Does the author really think we won't remember? And the story could have been used again by approaching it differently.

This along with other ideas or descriptions that were repeated in each book turned me to a somewhat disappointed reader.

If you are only going to read ONE of his books, it will definitely be an enjoyable read. If you are like many of us - find an author and try to read all of their books, prepare yourself for the same story line, descriptions, and action sequences.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, June 19, 2010

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Alaina (NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angel Train (Kindle Edition)

This book was pretty good. It wasn't my favorite but I thought it was worthwhile. I thought it was really interesting to see the path that the group took along the Oregon Trail. The maps in the book were nice because it helped me visualize where they were going.

I would like to correct an error I found in the book though. Fort Kearny is spelled wrong. In the book its K-e-a-r-n-e-y and in real life its K-e-a-r-n-y. The fort is named after General Stephen Watts Kearny. The city of Kearney has the extra "E" in it because post masters kept making the mistake of adding it and it stuck.

I just thought I would share that =)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ANGEL TRAIN, December 9, 2009

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Tamara Tilley (Hume Lake, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angel Train (Paperback)

ANGEL TRAIN is part of the Wagon Wheel series by Gilbert Morris. And though I enjoyed it, many parts of the book seems predictable and similar to the other stories in the series.
The plight of the small Pennsylvania community called Pilgrim's Way has fallen on hard times. With the coal mine so many of the countrymen depend on closing, they feel desperate to find a solution. When Charity Morgan hears of the free land being offered in Oregon, she feels she has found that solution. The only problem . . . finding someone to lead them. When visiting her uncle, a prison warden, Charity finds her man in inmate Casey Tremayne. Casey, along with a ragtag group of criminals agrees to take the Pilgrim's Way group to Oregon with the promise they will be paroled if the group arrives safely. The attraction between Charity and Casey is immediate, though they both do what they can to ignore their feelings. The journey to Oregon is not without its trails and losses. But the end proves rewarding for both the travelers and the inmates.
I enjoyed the entire series. But by the fourth book with similar story lines, it became a bit old.