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Kent Krause

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I am the author of the Diamond Legacies series, Sunny Jim Bottomley, Wahoo Sam Crawford, Keep the Line Moving, Ninety Feet Away, Behind in the Count, Men Among Giants, and The All-American King. When not working on books, I write content for online high school and middle school courses. I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University (B.A., M.A.) and the University of Nebraska (Ph.D.).

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Average rating: 4.46 · 147 ratings · 17 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers 4.47 avg rating — 73 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ninety Feet Away: The Story of the 2014 Kansas City Royals 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keep the Line Moving: The Story of the 2015 Kansas City Royals 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny Jim Bottomley: A Biography of a Hall of Fame First Baseman 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The All-American King 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Men Among Giants 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind in the Count 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Nation Middle/High School Student Study Guide, A History of US 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Student Study Guide: The New Nation 1789-1850 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diamond Legacies 1934: A Baseball Simulation Game (Diamond Legacies Baseball Simulation Game Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kent Krause wrote a new blog post Diamond Legacies 1927 A new volume of Diamond Legacies is available. This one includes the rosters of all 31 major league teams in 1927. Find out if there is any team that c Read more of this blog post »
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Kent Krause liked Jay's review of Keep the Line Moving: The Story of the 2015 Kansas City Royals: "★★★★★ — 4.99/5 When I picked up Keep the Line Moving: The Story of the 2015 Kansas City Royals, I didn’t just read a book about baseball—I revisited a time that still pulses in my chest like a heartbeat. The Royals’ 2014 and 2015 seasons were more tha" Read more of this review »
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Kent Krause liked Jay's review of Ninety Feet Away: The Story of the 2014 Kansas City Royals: "★★★★★ — 4.99/5 There are baseball seasons that come and go, games that blend into summer days and box scores. Then, there are seasons like 2014—lightning in a bottle, poetry in cleats, chaos wrapped in hope. Ninety Feet Away by Kent Krause captures th" Read more of this review »
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Kent Krause liked John Foley's review of Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers: "Excellent A well-written and researched account of the most successful slugger, of the early years of baseball and of his times."
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Kent Krause rated a book it was amazing Pike Island by Tony Wirt (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I read this book because I liked Just Stay Away. Not disappointed. This is another great story that builds tension with each page.
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