Meet The Most Famous Guy Who Never Invented Baseball

In a new book, "Abner Doubleday, Boy Baseball Pioneer, Volume 11," the author explores the myths surrounding Abner Doubleday. Children will share the childhood of the young boy who may not have invented baseball but did grow up to be a famous Civil War general.

(PRWEB) August 7, 2005 -- What do Play it Again Sam," and Abner Doubleday's invention of baseball have in common?

Neither one happened.

Neither Bogey nor Bergman uttered the most famous line never said in the classic movie, "Casablanca." And Abner Doubleday, whose hometown of Cooperstown is the site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, never invented baseball.

But the myth lives on, and in "Abner Doubleday, Boy Baseball Pioneer, Volume 11" in the Young Patriots Series of award-winning historical fiction for young readers, children will share the childhood of the young boy who may not have invented baseball but did grow up to be a famous Civil War general.

What Abner Doubleday's real contribution to baseball was remains open to debate--and author Montrew Dunham has her own theory--but young readers will enjoy this lively tale of young Abner's exploits growing up in 19th century Cooperstown, NY. An historic meeting with General Lafayette, snow in July, and the recovery of a stolen trunk were just some of Abner's adventures, but of course he was never happier than on the playing field with a bat and ball.

Features included in this and all of the Young Patriots Series books are "What Happened Next," a brief list of Abner Doubleday's adult achievements, "Fun Facts About Abner Doubleday," "When Abner Doubleday Lived," a timeline, and "What does This Mean," a brief vocabulary.

Other titles in the Young Patriots Series include "Amelia Earhart, Young Air Pioneer," "William Henry Harrison, Young Tippecanoe," "Lew Wallace, Boy Writer," "Juliette Low, Girl Scout Founder," "James Whitcomb Riley, Young Poet," "Eddie Rickenbacker, Boy Pilot and Racer," "Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion," "George Rogers Clark, Boy of the Northwest Frontier," "John Hancock, Independent Boy," and "Phillis Wheatley, Young Revolutionary Poet." For more information, visit http://www.patriapress.com/

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