Dream Season:A Novel

"100+ years ago Los Angelesbaseball was big, and WalterSettle dominated the mound." During the late 19th century, baseball was not just limited tocertain eastern cities. It was everywhere in America, and it wasnever more serious than in Los Angeles County. In 1890 the tall, robust, 14-year-old Walter Settle pitched for asmall community just north of his hometown in Los AngelesCounty. He was an exceptional baseball player who dreamedbig, aimed high, and devised a system to make it happen. Soremarkable was Settle's pitching arm, it eventually caught theattention of Baltimore Orioles' manager Ned Hanlon. Inspired by the life of a true baseball hero and the history ofNorwalk, California, Dream Season reveals a young man'sambition to play professional baseball, his unrelenting push forpitching perfection, his family's disdain for the sport, and hisdisappointments and triumphs along the way.Merriken, E. Dee is the author of 'Dream Season:A Novel' with ISBN 9780595751501 and ISBN 0595751504.