"A futuristic novel"--front cover.

"In 2166, a post-Second Civil War America is finally back on its feet. Among the countless personal and cultural casualties of the war, the sport of baseball has been dead for over a hundred years. In McHenry, IL, 12-year-old Joe Scott goes exploring in the woods in a no man's land that a hundred years earlier was the site of the bloodiest battle of the war. He discovers a relic from the distant past, from before the war. It sparks a search for its meaning. Little does he know that the wheels of Providence have been set in motion, leading to a stunning discovery in Dyersville, Iowa. As events unfold, Joe finds himself at the center of the rediscovery of the sport of baseball, long lost and forgotten by the ravages of time and the lingering aftereffects of the Second Civil War."--back cover.