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A nice little place on the North Side Wrigley Field at one hundred

Chronicling a century of highs and lows at Wrigley Field, George Will explores the home of the hapless Chicago Cubs in relation to his upbringing, the growth of Chicago, the history of baseball, and the nature of sports fandom.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Will, George F.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Crown Archetype, [2014]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Wrigley Field (Chicago, Ill.) > History. Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) > History.
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Summary:	Chronicling a century of highs and lows at Wrigley Field, George Will explores the home of the hapless Chicago Cubs in relation to his upbringing, the growth of Chicago, the history of baseball, and the nature of sports fandom.
Physical Description:	223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index.
ISBN:	9780385349314 (hardback) 0385349319 (hardback)
Author Notes:	George F. Will writes a twice-weekly column that is syndicated in over 450 newspapers and a biweekly column in Newsweek. He has received several awards including the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, the Bradley Prize for Outstanding Intellectual Achievement, the National Headliners Award, and a Silurian Award. Five collections of his Newsweek and newspaper columns have been published and he has written several other works including A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred. He also appears each Sunday on the ABC News program This Week. (Bowker Author Biography)