From the 1800's to its demise in the 1950's, the game of "base ball" played a major role in small town society in West Central Wisconsin. This book traces the introduction of the game in one such community - Independence, Wisconsin - and chronologically follows its development through to its concluding year, 1957. The reader will be introduced to the teams, players, and events surrounding the rivalries between neighboring communities through season game reviews, numerous box scores and newspaper quotes, and 115 photos of teams and players from not only Independence, but also of those they...
From the 1800's to its demise in the 1950's, the game of "base ball" played a major role in small town society in West Central Wisconsin. This book tr...
As did all communities in America, Independence, Wisconsin, contributed heavily toward the effort of defeating the Axis during World War II. Independence is a small rural community in the west-central part of the state, and most of its young men and women had never traveled far from home before finding themselves on trains heading to basic training. They then found themselves stationed throughout the world, fighting for an ideal that some probably didn't even understand fully. Some of them did not return. Over several years in the 1990's, the author, whose father himself was an artillery...
As did all communities in America, Independence, Wisconsin, contributed heavily toward the effort of defeating the Axis during World War II. Independe...
