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The Iowa Baseball Confederacy
The Iowa Baseball Confederacy | W. P. Kinsella
8 posts | 7 read | 1 reading | 3 to read
His quest to prove that the world-champion Chicago Cubs of 1908 met the amateur Iowa Baseball Confederacy in an epic game of more than two thousand innings brings Gideon Clarke and his friend Stan in touch with destiny. Reprint.
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Gideon Clark evolves from a youth doubting the existence of the Iowa Baseball Confederacy, supposedly a short-lived semipro league that ceased operations in 1908, to a believer trying to prove its existence despite a complete lack of evidence. This is a beautifully written fantasy that drew me in immediately. It‘s enigmatic conclusion, surprisingly, left me with a warm, sentimental feeling. I want reread the closing passages again and again.

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Aims42
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I really enjoyed this 👍🏻 I can understand why it‘s not everyone‘s cup of tea however. A solid 3.5 stars out of 5

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This is definitely the wackiest Memorial Day I‘ve experienced. Instead of visiting my family in Iowa for the long weekend, I‘m imaging myself there while reading about the cornfields, the small towns (and the people who live in them) and the power of family (oh yeah, and some baseball too) ❤️🤍💙⚾️

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Hollie
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I‘m watching these #wilddelinquents play ball again today. It‘s 104 degrees and we‘ve been at the backfield since 10 (after a 2 hour drive for me) and we‘ll play again in an hour. Hopefully another after that. This is my pitcher, Owen. #juneitselectrifying

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww such a cutie!!!! How are you standing the heat?!?! 🔥🔥🔥 the things we do for our babies!!! 💗💗💗 6y
saresmoore 104?! Holy cow. 6y
Hollie @saresmoore Kansas weather is ridiculous. 6y
Hollie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m having a cold beer between games but lots of water and I‘m gonna try to find some shade for the next game! 6y
vkois88 Oh my goodness, that's even worse than we had it last week!! Good thing you stayed hydrated 6y
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Hollie
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Finals are graded, grades are posted! I‘ve been up since 5 to travel for our 13 hours of baseball today. It‘s a balmy 90 degrees today so I should get a nice tan. #diamondsareagirlsbestfriend

LauraBeth Wow - is that your boy? He has a beautiful pitch! Cheers to summer! 🍹 6y
Hollie @LauraBeth yep! That is Owen. He throws a 65mph fastball. Cheers to summer indeed! 😘 6y
DivineDiana Congratulations! Hope you get some reading time too! I always bring a book to sporting events and hope I have some time when I don‘t feel it is necessary to chat with the other parents! 😉 6y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! Have fun!! 6y
Hollie @DivineDiana I forgot my book! 😢 but, I have Anthony to keep me company and prevent me from making small talk with other parents. 6y
Dragon Baseball ⚾️ and sunshine 🌞 enjoy! 6y
Hollie Thank you @dragon it was a long day but we had fun! 6y
ValerieAndBooks That picture is baseball card worthy!! 😊 6y
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#readingresolutions #stateintitle Seriously, Mother Nature!!! What did Spring ever do to you? 😂🤣😡🤬

LitsyOwl Well...where you have snow, we have green pollen. Breathing sucks in Alabama right now 😷🤬 lol 7y
Kaye 🤬 I know. Irritating. 7y
Aims42 I think spring is on spring break 🙄 7y
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Booknerd2 @LitsyOwl There is an upside to everything. We aren‘t dealing with any mosquitoes right now either. 😂🤣😂. My eyes 👀 go crazy with pollen. Hope it gets better soon for you. 7y
Jess7 Aghhh I feel the same! It snowed here in Cincinnati overnight too! Ughh 7y
Booknerd2 @jess7 Ridiculous right? But 70s with severe thunderstorms by weeks end. 😤🤯 7y
Jess7 Yep it‘s 34 here now with little patches of snow on the ground. By Friday it‘s supposed to be 78 and then storms over the weekend bringing the temp on Monday back down to 46. 7y
CocoReads Woke up to snow again this morning. Seriously, it‘s April, and while not uncommon, we‘ve usually at least had a few nice days by now. Seriously tempted to go break into my sisters (well not really, I know where the extra key is) and use her happy light. 7y
Booknerd2 @jess7 Sounds identical to our forecast 7y
Booknerd2 @CocoReads what is a happy light?😃 7y
CocoReads UV light to simulate sunlight. Here in Northern IN the sun rarely comes out to play in the winter (or apparently this spring) and my sis is rockin a fairly serious vitamin d deficiency. She‘s already on high does of supplements for it but it continues to be low so she‘s trying the light out. She days she thinks it‘s helping. She just got a cheap one on amazon to try but will probably get a better one at some point @booknerd2 (edited) 7y
Booknerd2 @CocoReads That‘s interesting. I think I‘ve heard people in Alaska may use these during the winter when there is no sunlight. Hope it helps her out. 7y
CocoReads Yep, my younger daughters college had them too. I think it‘s beneficial for folks with SAD, Vitamin d deficiencies, etc. 7y
tammysue We woke up to this too. I had planned on starting my spring cleaning today.. 😲🙄 7y
Crazeedi @Booknerd2 we still have snow in forecast ( western pa) till Wednesday. But they're saying Friday upper 60s!! I am so ready, there hasn't been one warm day in past month or more! 7y
CSeydel It‘s 91 here today. ☀️🔥 I think I‘d trade you ... 7y
Booknerd2 @CSeydel Yah. I don‘t like super hot either. 😅 It will be a couple weeks and then it will be hot here too. No spring. Just cold to hot. 😢😡😎😜 7y
Ddzmini It was 105 degrees out here today 🔥☀️ I was overheated 😝 7y
Booknerd2 @Ddzmini Oh my goodness. Where are you at? I may have to stop complaining. 😂🤣😂 I think I wouldn‘t mind one day of hot weather right about now though. 🤔 7y
Ddzmini Southern California 😝🔥☀️ 7y
Booknerd2 @Ddzmini I didn‘t know it ever got that hot there. 7y
Ddzmini @Booknerd2 yes it gets hotter than that during the summer 7y
Ddzmini @Booknerd2 yes it gets hotter than that during the summertime 7y
Ddzmini @Booknerd2 yes it gets hotter than that during the summer 7y
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#Diamonds are a girl's best friend
#lyricalapril

Suet624 Oooohhhhh, best one today IMO. 8y
Hollie Well thank you @Suet624 diamonds will always trigger baseball in my mind! Go Royals! 8y
Suet624 Go Red Sox. 💕💕😂 8y
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Hollie @Suet624 I think I will be going to a Royals v Red Sox game this summer!! 8y
Suet624 No way! Lucky duck. 8y
Cinfhen Nice choice & diamonds ain't too bad either! 8y
Hollie Thanks! @Cinfhen these are fun prompts! 8y
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Have been saving this book for years, sure that as a Cubs fan I would certainly love it. But I was wrong. Kinsella's mix of magic and sentiment works for me in "Shoeless Joe" and his short stories, but I could never quite fall in line here. For any readers looking to discover Kinsella, who recently passed, I would go with his collection, "The Thrill of the Grass". #baseball