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Jon Volkmer
Brave in SeasonA Novel of Race, Railroads, and Baseball — Set...A Novel of Race, Railroads, and Baseball — Set in 1950 in the rural Midwest, and inspired by real events, this gripping novel explores what happens when an African American railroad repair crew is... -
J B Manheim
The Federal CaseWho really owns the National Pastime? In 1914 t...Who really owns the National Pastime? In 1914 the Federal League of Base Ball Clubs declared itself a "major" league and began pirating players from the established leagues. Ban Johnson, the most p... -
J B Manheim
This Never HappenedThe Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathews...The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson History tells us that baseball legends Christy Mathewson and Ty Cobb volunteered as Captains in the World War I Chemical Warfare Service. After the... -
J B Manheim
The Keystone CornerThomas Edison Turns Two Thomas Edison didn’t in...Thomas Edison Turns Two Thomas Edison didn’t invent baseball any more than Abner Doubleday did. But his interest in the game might hold the key to unlocking a surprising secret. The Deadball Era wa... -
J B Manheim
Doubleday DoubletakeOne Ball, Three Strikes, One Man Out For a cent...One Ball, Three Strikes, One Man Out For a century or more, Abner Doubleday was credited with inventing the modern game of baseball in Cooperstown in 1839. His name is on historical markers, playin... -
J B Manheim
The GamekeepersWhitewash, Blackmail, and Baseball’s Darkest Se...Whitewash, Blackmail, and Baseball’s Darkest Secrets Over its hundred and fifty year history, professional baseball has experienced its share of scandals and embarrassments -- sometimes involving p... -
Holly Garner
Stuck!What happens when the team goalie gets stuck in...What happens when the team goalie gets stuck in the net during the ice hockey championship game? In the book Stuck! the characters work towards a common goal- helping their goalie get unstuck from ... -
J B Manheim
Field of Schemes- Matters come to a head in the concluding epi...- Matters come to a head in the concluding episode of The Deadball Files. Baseball sleuth Adam Wallace finds himself on two seemingly independent quests. The Hall of Fame asks him to research the ... -
Donald Dewey
Franchisement: The Alan Gibb StoryHow to Make It Yours Humankind has spent cen...How to Make It Yours Humankind has spent centuries searching for ways to resolve its existential malaise and sense of futility. We have rushed to one organized corpus of thought after another—fr... -
Job Tyler Leach
As the Raven FliesCorvus Heller and James Raven are freshly gradu...Corvus Heller and James Raven are freshly graduated seniors preparing to go to the same university. Although they don’t know one another, each of their paths becomes of great significance to the ot... -
David Orange
Long JohnThe Longest Stride Under the famed massive Wood...The Longest Stride Under the famed massive Woodruff Tree, the aged John Woodruff tells a lone teen track hopeful his life story in vivid, accurate detail. The “Nazi Games” in 1936 Berlin are rememb... -
Larry Loebell
Tough Girl in the JamSet in the fast and furious world of women’s pr...Set in the fast and furious world of women’s professional roller derby, Tough Girl in the Jam is a novel about sports, strength, and sacrifice. Nina is the lead Jammer on the Philly Freedoms. Her ...
