From Black Sox to three-peats
Subtitle: a century of Chicago's best sportswriting from the Tribune, Sun-Times, and other newspapers
By: edited by Ron Rapoport
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780226036601; 9780226036571
Subjects: Sports journalism
Description: Bears. Bulls. Cubs. White Sox. Blackhawks. There's no city like Chicago when it comes to sports. And Chicago sports fans have enjoyed a wealth of talent not just on the field, but in the press box as well. Rapoport assembles one hundred of the best columns and articles to tell the unforgettable story of a century of Chicago sports,
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pioneers; title: Legends and heroes; title: Only in Chicago; title: Magic moments; title: Any team can have a bad century; title: Michael; title: Neighborhoods; title: Sidekicks and amateurs, forgotten men and lost teams, hustlers and clowns; title: The real world; title: Battles won and lost; title: From the heart.