Wrigley Field
The Unauthorized Biography
by Stuart Shea
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A chronicle of Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs baseball stadium. How the stadium evolved to meet the shifting priorities of owners and changing demands of fans. The debates over its future, its design, and place in the neighborhood. An examination of a hallowed piece of baseball history as well as mismanagement and ineptitude. Navigates the historical highs and lows, and deals with the myths and rumors. With another transformation imminent, brings readers up to date on negotiations, giving historical context to the maneuvering.
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Chicago Cubs (Baseball team), History, Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.), Baseball fields, Chicago (ill.), history, Chicago cubs (baseball team)People
Charles Weeghman, William Wrigley, Philip K. Wrigley, the Ricketts family, Bill Veeck. Sr & Jr.Places
Chicago, The North Side, Lake View, WrigleyvilleTimes
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Wrigley Field: The Long Life & Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines
2014, University of Chicago Press
paperback
022613427X 9780226134277
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Wrigley Field: The Unauthorized Biography
March 15, 2006, Potomac Books Inc.
Paperback
in English
1574889419 9781574889413
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Wrigley Field: The Unauthorized Biography
November 1, 2004, Potomac Books Inc.
Hardcover
in English
1574885863 9781574885866
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"Before there was Wrigleyville, there was Lake View."
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