When the Cubs won it all : the 1908 championship season /

When the Cubs won it all : the 1908 championship season /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Matthews, George R., 1950-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
Description:	ix, 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7839960

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ISBN:	9780786434954 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786434953 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This is the story of the 1908 Chicago Cubs, the last Cubs team to win the World Series. Follows the team chronologically, from spring training through the fast start, the midseason locker room brawl, resurgence, and thrilling pennant race. First person accounts from Chicago Tribune reporter Charles Dryden highlight the lives and exploits of the players"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Spring Training
2. Fast Start
3. Caught in the Rain
4. The Brawl
5. Backs, Legs, and Thumbs
6. Bottomed Out
7. Touching Second, Twice
8. Triumphs and Scandal
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index