The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs is a decade-by-decade look at one of baseball’s most beloved if hard-luck teams; starting with the franchise’s beginnings in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings and ending with the triumphant 2016 World Series championship.For more than a century; the Chicago Tribune has documented every Cubs season through original reporting; photography; and box scores. For the first time; this mountain of Cubs history has been mined and curated by the paper’s sports department into a single one-of-a-kind volume. Each era in Cubs history includes its own timeline; profiles of key players and coaches; and feature stories that highlight it all; from the heavy hitters to the no-hitters to the one-hit wonders.And of course; you can’t talk about the Cubs without talking about Wrigley Field. In this book; readers will find a complete history of that most sacred of American stadiums; where Hack Wilson batted in 191 runs—still the major-league record—in 1930; where Sammy Sosa earned the moniker “Slammin’ Sammy;†and where fans congregated; even when the team was on the road; throughout its scintillating championship run.The award-winning journalists; photographers; and editors of the Chicago Tribune have produced a comprehensive collector’s item that every Cubs fan will love.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One of the bestBy mikeRon Rash did us all a favor by bringing this little gem to a wider audience.This is one of the finest local histories; I've read on the Civil War. It is well written and researched and deals with a subject most of the major Civil War authors have missed; short-shirfted or ignored. The ACW in the Appalachians is; to use a modern phrase; "under served". Pauldin has been able through meticulous study of an incident given us a wider look as to what happened throughout the mountains. This book is a must for any Civil War library.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good reading; but don't rush it!By retireeOne of the finest local histories to cover the Civil War years. I have walked the grounds of the massacre and this work is a magnificent interpretation. Well written; too!14 of 16 people found the following review helpful. A little dryBy S.H.H. NosenbookThis was a true story of a mass murder and should have made for a fascinating story. Although Paludan tells the facts and gives you the environment that led to the event; it's told in a dry style.The western NC mountains were sharply divided between the Union sympathizers and the Confederate supporters and both sides had troublemakers that made everyone's life miserable. No one could be "neutral" or live their life without taking one side of the other. You were forced into the conflict whether you wanted to be or not. Unionists came into the area to recruit and Lincoln even sent money and orders to take out 9 railroads in the mountains. They found many Union sympathizers to help them. In response the Confederates sent in contingents to protect the railroads and protect the loyal Confederates in the area. Both sides met with resistance and were attacked; fired at from snipers; men foreceably conscripted to one side or the other; etc. Both sides had men who abused their power. And the worst of humanity came out. Especially with the Marshall attack and the ensuing Shelton Laurel massacre. The 50 Unionist raiders who raged into Marshall to steal salt; clothing and blankets terrorized some of the population and shot a man. In response the Confederates made a sweep through Shelton Laurel and captured men and boys that they thought were involved. They even tortured women; elderly parents and children in order to get them to tell where their menfolk were. They hanged them by the neck until unconscious; whipped them; left them tied to trees so that they suffered from exposure. Of the 13 that they captured and killed only 5 were participants in the raid in Marshall.I learned some things but I would have liked to learn more about the individuals that were killed. I would have liked to know what happened to the salt that the raiders stole. I would have liked to know who the 50 raiders were and what happened to them afterwards. In the Epilogue he tells about what happened to a few of the women who were tortured but not everyone. He gave us some facts and told the story but it could have been a fascinating story and ended up being dry and incomplete.
