Kid Swisher: Book 1

Jedidiah Leaper was the greatest baseball player to have ever played the game. His greatness is attributed to the fact that he lived longer than anybody else in the 19th and 20thCenturies. He was born on February 29th (a leap day) in 1836 (a leap year) with a unique aging process (1 year to a normal persons 4 years). With that uniqueness his life spanned nearly 170 years. Through those years Jed is taught the game of baseball from his father and as he slowly ages he becomes a great student of the game. Eventually by the time he reaches his pre-teen years he discovers that he is a terrific baseball player with a blazing fastball which his youthful teammates called a Swisher. Thus because of Jeds ever-youthful appearance he is nicknamed Kid Swisher. This is Jeds lifes story as he travels through history. It begins with his induction into Baseballs prestigious Hall of Fame. He meets and tells his life story to the lucky author. Jed goes back to his fathers love of Rounders and then on to Baseball. As Jed reveals the details of his life he also accentuates the people in his life (mostly his family members) as they experience historical events and circumstances. Even some of the people he meets are those in history. However mainly Jeds life story is about the game of baseball from its earliest humble beginnings. Yet it is a story of Jeds friends and loved ones as well. All of course are woven into an epic tale that takes 4 volumes to tell. Kid Swisher 1 is the first volume and incorporates Jeds early years of life.