Baseball Joe on the Giants; or, Making Good as a Ball Twirler in the Metropolis

Edward Stratemeyer,  also known as Lester Chadwick, was an American writer of popular juvenile fiction. He was born in 1862. He had Stratemeyer Literary Syndicate and it produced such books as the Rover Boys series, the Hardy Boys series, the Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twinsseries, and the Nancy Drew series. He graduated high school and then he began writing juvenile fiction. His first financially rewarding story was published in 1888, and he soon became a regular contributor to several boys' magazines. 

"Baseball Joe on the Giants; or, Making Good as a Ball Twirler in the Metropolis" is a very old book and it was written to target young boys. The stories are interesting as a window into a different time, both in America and in baseball.  Open the book and may you enjoy it from the first page to the last.  Enjoy the reading!