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Baseball, Chicago Style: A Tale Of Two Teams, One City

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being a lifelong cubs fan, this book has everything for both the cubs and sox fan. the book does a wonderful job of going back and forth between both team through the good times (which is few) and the bleek times (more often). the book was one in which i couldn't put down. the dustcover is absolutely gorgous with the blue for the cubs and the black for the sox. the only thing that was wrong with the book it did have a few typo errors in it. ie., it stated that cap anson led the league in hitting in 1991. well, i think they meant 1891. he was dead for 35 years before 1991. anyway, other than the "few" typos the book was OUTSTANDING!!!!

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CUBS AND WHITE SOX. I WAS TRULY AMAZED BY ALL THE DETAILED INFORMATION AVAILABLE BY THE AUTHORS. I WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY THIS BOOK. I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END AND HAD A HARD TIME PUTTING IT DOWN. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED BY ANOTHER REVIEW IT HAS A GREAT DUST COVER AND COULD BE USED AS A TYPE OF NOSTALGIC DECORATION. THIS IS A MUST FOR ALL CHICAGO BASEBALL FANS ESPECIALLY. THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO THIS BOOK WOULD BE MORE PICTURES. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION OF BOOKS ABOUT THE GRAND OLD GAME. GET IT.

I enjoyed this book very much. Despite the few typos, which were the only thing wrong with this book, I found this book a real pleasure to read. If you want a great book to begin to study the history of the Cubs and Sox this is the book to begin with. Wonderful stories of the early days mixed with reminisces from those who were there helps this book tell of the many great, the many no so great moments of the two teams from Chicago who have risen to greatness and crashed into times of despair and yet kept the loyalty of the great fans of Chicago. If your a Cub fan you'll cheer the glory days of 1906-10 when the Cubs won more than any other team in history for a five year period! If your a Sox fan you'll revel in the glory days of 06, when the hitless wonders upset the mighty Cubs, and the last world championship in the 20th century in 1917. There is a lot of great history in this book and if your a Cubs or Sox fan this is a must have. The only thing I wish this book would've had is a year-by-year record of both clubs and some statistics. But, even without these this is one excellent book and it should be on your bookshelf.