Civil War ends early Abraham Lincoln lives Explore an eventful world with numerous twists and turns, as Lincoln's leniency leads to less Southern hostility toward the North. Can this and the integration of baseball from the start be enough to bring Civil Rights to America early in this alternate history? Can baseball really have the impact one man dreams? Enjoy as national leaders and ordinary people interact from the sudden Union win at Chancellorsville through the 1860s, then into the 1910s and '20s and beyond.

The Civil war ends 18 months early, allowing a young man to survive who greatly impacts baseball history. The first part of the book deals with ensuring that baseball remains integrated in the 1870s and 1880s. The second part features blurbs from each season from 1901-2009, concerning pennant races, individual players, franchise shifts, trades, and many other things.

Ellen is good friends with Sandy, a shy classmate with cerebral palsy. Ellen wants to help him, but her brother makes things difficult. He teases Ellen about having a boyfriend. Then, Ellen organizes a ball game where Sandy can play, and Nathan joins the other team. Ellen soon encounters more problems. Sandy isn't athletic enough to play like she'd hoped. The other team's leader, a nasty classmate, finds two sons of pro players for his team. Are they ever good Ellen feels her team must win, or some in their class might tease Sandy forever And, not only must their team find a way to win, she...

If you write about a football game where Minnesota sacked Dan Marino, can a typo cause more than just giggles? It can when mixed with a bank robbery investigation, a stubborn boss, and the Internet. All these combine to cause the arresting of a car for the crime and confused rumors of Viking attacks, among other oddities. As if that's not enough, callers from a shady company, Amalgamated Business Opportunities, find more than just crazy pranks. One of those pranks leads to minions of the mastermind behind both the company and the robbery actually donning Viking gear. Can the San Marinese...

Family problems thrust young Grace and Jimmy into helping with tons of issues after they find answers to life's questions. Their mom's repeat boyfriend wasn't faithful at first. His kids have loads of bitterness from his divorce. Grace has her own mixed feelings about him. She and Jimmy survive and try learn to love family members - all with issues of their own - as Jesus would. These members include a mom who would rather think about guys at times, a young sibling who tests Grace to see if there is unconditional love there, and Jessica, an older teen who stirs things up for her own reasons....

Imagine no 1994/5 baseball strike/lockout, and steroids being fought in baseball a decade early. The rest of the 1994 season unfolds week by week. Highlights showcase the game's excitement, the coming storm, and the record chases whose results mirror the uncertain future which comes because of this history's steroid scandal. This 1998 will be memorable for an entirely different reason from ours, as owners act to cut costs one way or another. Seasons from 1994-2013 - with an emphasis on the earlier years - are discussed with fans able to consider the joy and sorrow different franchises would...

Grace and Jimmy have allies helping them cope in their somewhat dysfunctional home, but even more struggles as they try to follow Jesus & share His love. And, that's not counting Jimmy being distracted by his first crush. There's Davey from one of their new dad's prior relationships. His mom is very sick, and their mom's general attitude causes six-year-old Erin to act out her frustration. There's Grace's battles with a very liberal Christian club and attempts to share Christ's love with Muslims, facing sometimes stiff opposition, even as one of those Muslims tries to break away. There's also...

Suppose the 1940 Democratic Convention refused to accept Wallace as FDRs running mate? It almost happened! Here, it does.

The Kenner family follows anxiously, debating who to support. The new President must wade through problems while more responsibility is thrust upon young Charlie Kenner because of older family members leaving to fight or work in defense industries.

As he comes of age at breakneck speed - doing such things as notifying his older sister of her husbands death and helping to deliver her baby - those in Washington also face challenges, such as integrating the military in 1941...