Wrigley Field : the unauthorized biography / Stuart Shea with George Castle.

"Wrigley Field is a baseball shrine today, but how did it achieve that status? What's the history of the park, its teams, the fans, and the adjoining community that is so interwoven that it's commonly referred to as "Wrigleyville"?" "Stuart Shea takes you from the park's inception in 1914 - with no...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shea, Stuart
Other Authors: Castle, George
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:xiii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Introduction: myths in concrete -- The construction of a shrine -- Opening day at Weeghman Park: April 23, 1914 -- Heady days: Weeghman Park, 1914-1917 -- Weeghman Park and the war -- Two bills, two series: Cubs Park/Wrigley Field, 1919-1932 -- Dead at the top: Wrigley Field, 1933-1965 -- Bears, bruisers, and boxers: Wrigley Field's non-baseball history / by George Castle -- New wine in old bottles: Wrigley Field, 1966-1983 -- Blinded by the light: Wrigley Field, 1984 to the present -- Afterword: when the music's over. 
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