If I Never Get Back: A Novel

Quite a good baseball, time travel, historical fiction mash-up.The protagonist, Sam Fowler a 1980s modern day man, is transported to post civil war America by some mysterious means. There he meets lots of interesting and famous people, has adventures, helps to form early professional baseball, and of course finds love. A good, well written yarn and a fun read.(Side note: I categorize time travel stories as science fiction or fantasy based on the time travel mechanism. If it is based on some kind of technology/science, whether explained or not, I call it SF. That would include stories like H.G. Wells's [b:The Time Machine 2493 The Time Machine H.G. Wells https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327942880s/2493.jpg 3234863] and Heinlein's [b:The Door Into Summer 348 The Door Into Summer Robert A. Heinlein https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342241886s/348.jpg 2055615]. If it is caused by some unknown force or isn't explained at all, I call it fantasy. Examples are this book and Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.)