The Death and Resurrection of Baseball
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"Connecting the past and this imagining of the future gives readers insight into the major problems of the present world, whilst also delivering a classic story with suspense, action, intrigue, and, perhaps most importantly, hope. Overall, I would not hesitate to recommend The Death and Resurrection of Baseball to fans of fascinating fiction everywhere." -Readers Choice FIVE-STAR ★★★★★ review.
The Death and Resurrection of Baseball: Echoes from a Distant Past
✓ A truly unique, and groundbreaking Sports Fiction, and Dystopian Book for Young Adults on up.
✓ Suitable for Young Adults (YA) and adult fiction lovers everywhere.
The Death and Resurrection of Baseball: Echoes from a Distant Past, is getting great reviews for its unique Sports Fictionstoryline, and what-ifs:
- What if a Second Civil War is the endpoint in the current trajectory of America's divisiveness?
- What if early warning signs of baseball's popularity continue downward?
- What if among the personal and cultural casualties of a Civil War II, baseball was to die as a sport?
The Death and Resurrection of Baseball take those what-if propositions and transports the reader 140 years from now into the futuristic United States of America to the year 2166. A United States that is far from our current recognition.
In the year 2166, a post-Second Civil War United States of America is finally back on its feet. Among the countless personal and cultural casualties of the war, the sport of baseball has been dead for over a hundred years.
12-year-old Joe Scott lives in the northern Illinois city of McHenry and goes exploring in the woods one day in a no man's land that a hundred years earlier was the site of the bloodiest battle of the Second Civil War. While there, he discovers a relic from the distant past, from before the war. It sparks a search for its meaning. Little does he know that the wheels of Providence have been unwittingly set in motion, leading to a stunning discovery in Dyersville, Iowa.
This second discovery has a direct connection with the relic found in McHenry. As events unfold, Joe finds himself at the center of the rediscovery of the sport of baseball, long lost and forgotten by the ravages of time and the lingering aftereffects of the Second Civil War. With no living person having any first-hand knowledge of the game, can he figure out the pieces of the puzzle to resurrect the game of baseball? Will his friends take to the game? What will the adults think?
The Death and Resurrection of Baseball will take you back to the happy days of your youth and your coming of age. The story will thrill you, move you, and make you think long and hard about where The United States of America is currently at, and where we could be headed.
Baseball has always been a metaphor for America and has always brought Americans together. In The Death and Resurrection of Baseball, you will find its greatest strength, hope!
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About the Author
William R. Douglas is a first-time novelist. After obtaining a Journalism Degree in 1980, his career took a turn down the road of Information Technology, working for well-known companies: Mindscape Software, Moore Business Forms, EDS (Electronic Data Systems), IBM, Sears, Walgreens, DELL, and currently The Boeing Company. In his career, he was still able to enjoy writing, no matter if it was technical documentation, websites, newsletters, or other material. He lives an hour northwest of the City of Chicago in the City of McHenry, Illinois (population 27 thousand), with his wife Laurie and cat Peaches. They enjoy spending time with 6 kids and 8 grandkids and are very active in their local church. He set out to write his debut novel in September 2016 and finished the draft in September of 2020.
