"I love the story of the Iowa League, but this is the good stuff. If you really want to feel the heartbeat of the game and its minor leagues of a century ago, listen to the legends of these fascinating and forgotten heroes." If you are seeking the mythical golden era of baseball, you may have stumbled into it right here. Right about the turn of a century now past, a blossoming midwestern city staked its claim to prestige by launching a top team in the newly christened Iowa League. Over the course of three taut seasons, fifty-seven men wore the uniform bearing the name of Fort Dodge. 125 years later, few of these players have ever received more than a cursory glance. Now, between these covers, each man's story unfolds from the woeful to the wonderful as these devoted baseball pioneers-and an additional thirteen of their precursors-are researched, revived and finally given their due.