Bob Sampson interview

<p>Tonight’s guest is author Bob Sampson. Bob lives in Southern Illinois and has written two books. His first, a biography of John L. O’Sullivan (a 19th century journalist, diplomat, and advocate for lost causes) came out in 2003.</p> <p>His second book <em>Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins: Inside Early Baseball in Illinois</em>will be released on May 2 of this year. The book discusses how baseball swept through Illinois in the years following the end of the Civil War in 1865.</p>