It Happened in Wisconsin

The Racine Robins are on a mission to change the world. Rather than playing baseball just to become rich and famous, they want to contribute to society, to give to the poor and disadvantaged, to share the profit they make at their games with those worse off than themselves. They drive around the Ame......more

No half stars allowed on Goodreads. That's probably okay since it forces a person to be critical when debating between a higher and lower score. The premise of this book, its price (free through my Amazon Prime account), and the beginning pages were enough to keep me reading. However, the end result......more

I had just finished the baseball-themed book The Art of Fielding when this book was delivered so I was in a baseball frame of mind. I was into it by a few pages and knew I was going to enjoy reading this. Character development was great. In one spot there is a heavy discussion around a dinner table.......more

This book was a very pleasant surprise. I entered the goodreads contest, because I grew up near where the story is based. I certainly was not interested in baseball of any type: minor or major league and was uncertain if I wanted to read a sports related story. This book is so much more than all tha......more

First of all, I won the at Good Reads and thanks to the author and publisher. I love baseball - and I love baseball books. And this is a good one. The story of an idealistic team of baseball players who barnstorm the northern part of America's midwest during the Great Depression hits pretty close to......more