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One of the best books ever written about the Cubs, their home and the fans who flock there to watch them, win or lose.Rolling Stone

In spring 1914, a new ballpark opened in Chicago. Hastily constructed after epic political maneuvering around the citys and organized baseballs hierarchies, the new Weeghman Park (named after its builder, fast-food magnate Charley Weeghman) was home to the Federal Leagues Chicago Whales. The park would soon be known as Wrigley Field, one of the most emblematic and controversial baseball stadiums in America.

In this book, Stuart Shea provides a detailed and colorful chronicle of this living historic landmark and shows how the stadium has evolved to meet the shifting priorities of its owners and changing demands of its fans. While Wrigley Field today seems irreplaceable, we learn that from game one it has been the subject of endless debates over its future, its design, and its place in the neighborhood it calls home. To some, it is a hallowed piece of baseball history; to others, an icon of mismanagement and ineptitude. Shea deftly navigates the highs and lows, breaking through myths and rumors, in a book packed with facts, stories, and surprises that will captivate even the most fair-weather fan. From big money (the Ricketts family paid 900 million for the team and stadium in 2009), to exploding hot dog carts, to the curse-inducing goat, Shea uncovers the heart of the stadiums history.

More than any other American institution, baseball most wholeheartedly welcomes half-baked history and curdled lore. Its fun, after all; what grinch wishes to poke at the tale of Babe Ruths called shot? But more often than not the real stories are even more delicious, and no one has gathered more of them than author Stuart Shea. His book is an unceasing delight.John Thorn, official historian, Major League Baseball and author of Baseball in the Garden of Eden

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"One of the best books ever written about the Cubs, their home and the fans who flock there to watch them, win or lose." Rolling Stone

"More than any other American institution, baseball most wholeheartedly welcomes half-baked history and curdled lore. Its fun, after all; what grinch wishes to poke at the tale of Babe Ruths called shot? But more often than not the real stories are even more delicious, and no one has gathered more of them than author Stuart Shea. His book is an unceasing delight."John Thorn, official historian, Major League Baseball and author of Baseball in the Garden of Eden

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