Treasure at First Base

The Ozzie & Harriet-esque style of the good 'ol American white family in the former land of Cowboys and Indians and settlers recent enough to be interesting history to young boys was probably a selling point when it was released in 1950 by Scholastic as a cheaply made paperback mystery for children, but its typecast characters would not fly today in a very different country. Nevertheless, it is a cute story that details how the game of baseball is played as a young group of boys form a team and in the process discover a treasure that helps explain how their town was settled.