When Chicago Ruled Baseball: The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906 - Hardcover

Weisberger, Bernard A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060592273 ISBN 13: 9780060592271

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2006

Synopsis

Provides an in-depth account of an important era in American sports history, the 1906 World Series confrontation between the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs, a confrontation that led to an action-packed six-game series upset by the White Sox.

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"I love this book." -- Ken Burns

"I love this book."--Ken Burns

."..brings life to a magical city, an enchanting World Series and the baseball legends who battled for glory."--Tom Stanton, Casey Award-winning author of The Final Season and Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America

I love this book. --Ken Burns"

...brings life to a magical city, an enchanting World Series and the baseball legends who battled for glory. --Tom Stanton, Casey Award-winning author of The Final Season and Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America"

..".brings life to a magical city, an enchanting World Series and the baseball legends who battled for glory."--Tom Stanton, Casey Award-winning author of The Final Season and Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America

About the Author

Bernard A. Weisberger is a distinguished teacher and author of American history. He has been on the faculties of the University of Chicago and the University of Rochester, is a contributing editor of American Heritage for which he wrote a regular column for ten years, has worked on television documentaries with Bill Moyers and Ken Burns, and has published some dozen and a half books as well as numerous articles and reviews. He lives in Evanston, Illinois, with his wife.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060592273
• ISBN 13: 9780060592271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 213