Play For A Kingdom

Thomas Dyja
3.76
161 ratings 22 reviews
In this “brilliantly imagined and neatly plotted” Civil War novel (Boston Globe), two battle-scarred companies-one Union, one Confederate-embark on a series of baseball games amid the carnage at Spotsylvania. “Wonderfully conceived and eloquently executed” (Caleb Carr). Maps.
Genres: Historical FictionCivil WarBaseballFictionWarAmerican Civil WarNovelsAmericanSports
432 Pages

Community Reviews:

5 star
34 (21%)
4 star
73 (45%)
3 star
39 (24%)
2 star
12 (7%)
1 star
3 (2%)

Readers also enjoyed

Other books by Thomas Dyja

Lists with this book

The Killer Angels
Gone with the Wind
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Best American Civil War Books
998 books • 974 voters
The Natural
Shoeless Joe
The Art of Fielding
Best Baseball Novels of All Time
123 books • 185 voters
Moneyball
Ball Four
The Boys of Summer
Best Baseball Books
745 books • 651 voters
Gone with the Wind
The Killer Angels
Cold Mountain
Best Civil War Fiction
100 books • 39 voters