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Abner & Me

by Dan Gutman · 2005

Baseball Card Adventures seriesbook 6 of 11Next:Satch & Me(2006) →

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Cannons are blasting!

Bullets are flying!

Wounded soldiers are everywhere!

Stosh has time-traveled to 1863, right into the middle of the Civil War. In possibly his most exciting and definitely his most dangerous trip yet, Stosh has decided to answer the question for all time: did Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general, really invent the game of baseball?

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It's all here: big laughs, dramatic action, fast baseball games in the middle of a battlefield. You'll be blown away by this sixth amazing baseball card adventure!

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisAmerican Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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sportssportsMore like thisLess of this
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civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
childrens
Length
short · 176 pages

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