Bruce Adelson has written 12 books for adults and children, including The Minor League Baseball Book, Grand Slam and Touchdown Trivia, Brushing Back Jim Crow-The Integration of Minor League Baseball in the American South, and The Composite Guide to Field Hockey. He has written for many newspapers and periodical publications, such as the Washington Post, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Sport Magazine, USA Today's Baseball Weekly, and Baseball America. Adelson also was the contributing editor for The Four Sport Stadium Guide. A former elementary school substitute teacher and commentator for National Public Radio and CBS Radio, Adelson is a practicing attorney and a book and multimedia reviewer for Children's Literature. Publication of his latest works, four historical biographies for children about famous leaders of the American Revolution and Civil War, is expected this fall.