Wrigley Field : the long life and contentious times of the friendly confines / Stuart Shea.

In spring 1914, a new ballpark opened in Chicago. Hastily constructed after epic political maneuvering around Chicago's and organized baseball's hierarchies, the new Weeghman Park (named after its builder, fast-food magnate Charley Weeghman) was home to the Federal League's Chicago Whales. The park...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shea, Stuart (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.) > History.
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) > History.
Baseball fields > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Baseball fields.
Illinois > Chicago.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xv, 444 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book

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