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Miracle Collapse : The 1969 Chicago Cubs by Doug Feldmann (2006, Hardcover)
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Published by University of Nebraska Press in 2006, this first edition book has 280 pages and features a dust jacket. The book is in English and the original language is also English.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10080322026X
ISBN-139780803220263
eBay Product ID (ePID)15038777069
Product Key Features
Book TitleMiracle Collapse : the 1969 Chicago Cubs
Number of Pages280 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicBaseball / History, Baseball / General, General, Basketball
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorDoug Feldmann
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-000129
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.357/640977311
Table Of ContentIntroduction1. The Lip, the Windy City, and a Society on the Move; 2. Building a Contender; 3. "Sociable Scottsdale"; 4. Opening Day; 5. Shades of Scoreless '68 - Chicago Style; 6. Cub Power; 7. Reaching New Heights; 8. No Time to Rest; 9. CollapseEpilogue
SynopsisCivil unrest at home, war abroad, and political uncertainty gripped the nation as the 1970s approached. In the summer of 1969, as a tumultuous decade of American history neared its end, Major League Baseball presented sports fans with a thrilling distraction: a pennant race that pitted the Chicago Cubs, those much-loved perennial also-rans, against the defending National League champs, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the upstart New York Mets. "Miracle Collapse" is the story of how one of the most talented Cubs teams ever to take the field--with Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, and ace pitcher Ferguson Jenkins among their ranks and led by the irascible manager Leo Durocher--raced to an early division lead and a seemingly certain pennant, only to unravel spectacularly at the season's end. A time capsule in which baseball lore jockeys with history, Doug Feldmann's book draws readers into the lives of these legendary Cubs players and their fierce bond with the city of Chicago. During this magical summer of baseball peaks and valleys, life goes on: Durocher "disappears" for a few days before his wedding; players leave the team midseason for National Guard duty; play is interrupted to announce man's landing on the moon. It is against this backdrop that "Miracle Collapse" captures a baseball season for all time., Civil unrest at home, war abroad, and political uncertainty gripped the nation as the 1970s approached. In the summer of 1969, as a tumultuous decade of American history neared its end, Major League Baseball presented sports fans with a thrilling distraction: a pennant race that pitted the Chicago Cubs, those much-loved perennial also-rans, against the defending National League champs, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the upstart New York Mets. Miracle Collapse is the story of how one of the most talented Cubs teams ever to take the field--with Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, and ace pitcher Ferguson Jenkins among their ranks and led by the irascible manager Leo Durocher--raced to an early division lead and a seemingly certain pennant, only to unravel spectacularly at the season's end. A time capsule in which baseball lore jockeys with history, Doug Feldmann's book draws readers into the lives of these legendary Cubs players and their fierce bond with the city of Chicago. During this magical summer of baseball peaks and valleys, life goes on: Durocher "disappears" for a few days before his wedding; players leave the team midseason for National Guard duty; play is interrupted to announce man's landing on the moon. It is against this backdrop that Miracle Collapse captures a baseball season for all time., A look at the legendary unraveling of the 1969 Cubs against the backdrop of a milepost year in American life.
LC Classification NumberGV875.C6F44 2006
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