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How Baseball Happened

Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed

by Thomas W. Gilbert ...

The untold story of baseball's nineteenth-century origins: "a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat" (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal).You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846. ... Read more

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The untold story of baseball's nineteenth-century origins: "a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat" (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal).You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846.
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Death in the Strike Zone

The Mystery of America’s First Baseball Hero

by Thomas W. Gilbert ...

“A fascinating must-read for baseball history buffs.”—Publishers WeeklyHe threw the first fastball. The first curveball. He was baseball’s first star—and its first tragedy.In Death in the Strike Zone, acclaimed historian Thomas W. Gilbert uncovers the forgotten life of James Creighton, the first American ballplayer to become a national sensation. On the eve of the Civil War, Creighton invented ... Read more

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“A fascinating must-read for baseball history buffs.”—Publishers WeeklyHe threw the first fastball. The first curveball. He was baseball’s first star—and its first tragedy.In Death in the Strike Zone, acclaimed historian Thomas W. Gilbert uncovers the forgotten life of James Creighton, the first American ballplayer to become a national sensation. On the eve of the Civil War, Creighton invented
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How Baseball Happened

Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed

by Thomas W. Gilbert ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

The fascinating, true, origin story of baseball—how America’s first great sport developed and how it conquered a nationBaseball’s true founders don’t have plaques in Cooperstown. The founders were the hundreds of uncredited amateurs—ordinary people—who played without gloves, facemasks, or performance incentives in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Unlike today’s pro athletes, they ... Read more

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The fascinating, true, origin story of baseball—how America’s first great sport developed and how it conquered a nationBaseball’s true founders don’t have plaques in Cooperstown. The founders were the hundreds of uncredited amateurs—ordinary people—who played without gloves, facemasks, or performance incentives in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Unlike today’s pro athletes, they
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Last Man Standing [Dramatized Adaptation]

Brothers O'Brien 3

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, Bradley Smith, David Coyne, Michael Glenn, Christopher Graybill, James Konicek, Eric Messner, Tim Getman, Thomas Keegan, Yasmin Tuazon, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, Steven Carpenter, Elizabeth Jernigan, Casie Platt, Joe Brack, Dylan Lynch, Matthew Bassett, Nick DePinto, James Keegan, Michael John Casey, Scott McCormick, David Harris, Richard Rohan, Ren Casey, Kimberly Gilbert, Thomas Penny, Nora Achrati, Christopher Scheeren, Nathanial Perry, Ken Jackson, Justin Wortz, Tim Andrés Pabon ...

Series series Brothers O'Brien
Unabridged

5 hours 24 min

Bounty-hunter turned "businessman" Rafe Kingston is the fastest gun in the west... and the last person you want to see on your doorstep. So you can imagine how the O'Brien brothers feel when this vicious vermin shows up at their ranch with a letter, signed by a U.S. Senator, claiming he's the rightful owner of their land.Not only does Kingston have a legal document, he's got five of the meanest an ... Read more

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Bounty-hunter turned "businessman" Rafe Kingston is the fastest gun in the west... and the last person you want to see on your doorstep. So you can imagine how the O'Brien brothers feel when this vicious vermin shows up at their ranch with a letter, signed by a U.S. Senator, claiming he's the rightful owner of their land.Not only does Kingston have a legal document, he's got five of the meanest an
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Broken Hearts (UNABRIDGED)

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by W. S. GILBERT ...

Narrated by Laura Berry, Thomas Kiewiet, Francis Rodriguez, Peggie Cohen ...

Unabridged

1 hour 28 min

Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame also wrote non-musical plays without Sullivan as a partner. Here is a dramatic play far afield from the comedy musicals we often think of when we hear Gilbert's name: Prince Florian of Spain arrives on The Island of Broken Hearts, peopled by "we maidens all (save one [their dwarf protector]) [who] have dearly loved, and those we loved have died. We, broken ... Read more

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Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame also wrote non-musical plays without Sullivan as a partner. Here is a dramatic play far afield from the comedy musicals we often think of when we hear Gilbert's name: Prince Florian of Spain arrives on The Island of Broken Hearts, peopled by "we maidens all (save one [their dwarf protector]) [who] have dearly loved, and those we loved have died. We, broken
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People of the Wolf (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

North America's Forgotten Past 1

by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Joseph Thornhill, Karen Novack, Lily Beacon, Thomas Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, Michael Glenn, David Coyne, Barbara Pinolini, Christopher Scheeren, Yasmin Tuazon ...

Series Audiobook 1 - North America's Forgotten Past
Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An ... Read more

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As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An
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People of the Fire (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

North America's Forgotten Past 2

by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Joseph Thornhill, Karen Novack, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Scheeren, David Coyne, Michael Glenn, Lily Beacon, Yasmin Tuazon, Kimberly Gilbert, Thomas Penny ...

Series Audiobook 2 - North America's Forgotten Past
Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

Seven thousand years ago, major climatic change was ushering in a 3,500 year drought. For a small band of pioneers in what is now Wyoming and the Montana Mountains, it was a time of fire. As they struggled valiantly to keep their ancestors' dreams alive in an unforgiving, drought-stricken land, a heroic young dreamer and a fearless woman warrior united to lead their people to a magnificent destiny ... Read more

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Seven thousand years ago, major climatic change was ushering in a 3,500 year drought. For a small band of pioneers in what is now Wyoming and the Montana Mountains, it was a time of fire. As they struggled valiantly to keep their ancestors' dreams alive in an unforgiving, drought-stricken land, a heroic young dreamer and a fearless woman warrior united to lead their people to a magnificent destiny
... Read more
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People of the Wolf (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

North America's Forgotten Past 1

by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Joseph Thornhill, Karen Novack, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Scheeren, David Coyne, Michael Glenn, Lily Beacon, Yasmin Tuazon, Kimberly Gilbert, Thomas Penny ...

Series Audiobook 2 - North America's Forgotten Past
Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An ... Read more

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As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An
... Read more
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Preacher's Massacre [Dramatized Adaptation]

The First Mountain Man 19

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, Eric Messner, Thomas Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, James Keegan, Jonathan Watkins, Michael John Casey, David Harris, Richard Rohan, Michael Glenn, James Lewis, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, David Coyne, Joe Brack, Nathanial Perry, Danny Gavigan, Bradley Smith, Patrick Stratton ...

Series series First Mountain Man
Unabridged

4 hours 37 min

Preacher is on the move, joining a trail drive led by freewheeling adventurer Wiley Courtland. Wiley has good horses to deliver to the American Fur Company at Fort Gifford. An Indian war party, led by the cunning and ruthless Red Knife, has other plans.Furiously fighting their way to safety, the horse traders make it to Fort Gifford, where the beautiful wife of the fort's commander makes a raid of ... Read more

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Preacher is on the move, joining a trail drive led by freewheeling adventurer Wiley Courtland. Wiley has good horses to deliver to the American Fur Company at Fort Gifford. An Indian war party, led by the cunning and ruthless Red Knife, has other plans.Furiously fighting their way to safety, the horse traders make it to Fort Gifford, where the beautiful wife of the fort's commander makes a raid of
... Read more
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Warpath of the Mountain Man [Dramatized Adaptation]

Smoke Jensen: The Mountain Man 28

by William W. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Tim Getman, Elizabeth Jernigan, Drew Kopas, Tim Carlin, James Konicek, Michael Glenn, Richard Rohan, Ken Jackson, James Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, Thomas Penny, Christopher Scheeren, Christopher Graybill, Terence Aselford, Joe Brack ...

Series series Last Mountain Man
Unabridged

5 hours

When an old friend's family is massacred, legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen hits the vengeance trail. He's soon riding into a bloody Colorado war that has militia cavalry volunteers and Kiowa warriors stalking each other across the territory—matching kill for kill, outrage for outrage. Defying both sides, Smoke uncovers a sinister conspiracy to set ranchers and Kiowas at each other's throats. It ... Read more

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When an old friend's family is massacred, legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen hits the vengeance trail. He's soon riding into a bloody Colorado war that has militia cavalry volunteers and Kiowa warriors stalking each other across the territory—matching kill for kill, outrage for outrage. Defying both sides, Smoke uncovers a sinister conspiracy to set ranchers and Kiowas at each other's throats. It
... Read more
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Audiobook

Trek of the Mountain Man [Dramatized Adaptation]

Smoke Jensen: The Mountain Man 29

by William W. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Tim Getman, Elizabeth Jernigan, Drew Kopas, Tim Carlin, James Konicek, Michael Glenn, Richard Rohan, Ken Jackson, James Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, Thomas Penny, Christopher Scheeren, Christopher Graybill, Terence Aselford, Joe Brack ...

Series series Last Mountain Man
Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

It didn't matter that the warrant was years old, or that Smoke Jensen had been cleared of all charges. A Texas bounty hunter named Bill Pike believed he could still collect a $10,000 reward for killing Jensen—and he intended to do just that. But when Pike and his men came calling, Jensen was nowhere to be found. So they took the next best thing—Smoke's woman—left behind a ransom note, and headed ... Read more

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It didn't matter that the warrant was years old, or that Smoke Jensen had been cleared of all charges. A Texas bounty hunter named Bill Pike believed he could still collect a $10,000 reward for killing Jensen—and he intended to do just that. But when Pike and his men came calling, Jensen was nowhere to be found. So they took the next best thing—Smoke's woman—left behind a ransom note, and headed
... Read more
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Quest of the Mountain Man [Dramatized Adaptation]

Smoke Jensen: The Mountain Man 30

by William W. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Elizabeth Jernigan, Drew Kopas, Tim Getman, Tim Carlin, Richard Rohan, Joe Brack, Thomas Penny, Steven Carpenter, Christopher Graybill, Kimberly Gilbert, Thomas Keegan, Michael Glenn, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Christopher Scheeren, Ken Jackson ...

Series series Last Mountain Man
Unabridged

4 hours 40 min

A visionary has a dream: to drive a railroad across the North American continent and through the vast Canadian Rockies. A thousand miles of rugged land stand in the way. So do hostile Indian tribes and outlaws who the see the railroad—and the men building it—as easy prey. But the project has a guardian angel of its own… Smoke Jensen.Smoke knows that this is one job he can't do himself, so he heads ... Read more

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A visionary has a dream: to drive a railroad across the North American continent and through the vast Canadian Rockies. A thousand miles of rugged land stand in the way. So do hostile Indian tribes and outlaws who the see the railroad—and the men building it—as easy prey. But the project has a guardian angel of its own… Smoke Jensen.Smoke knows that this is one job he can't do himself, so he heads
... Read more

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