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A Nice Little Place On The North Side
George Will
Wrigley Field at One Hundred
Crown Archetype
April 2014
On Sale: March 25, 2014
224 pages
ISBN: 0385349319
EAN: 9780385349314
Kindle: B00FIN0UT0
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In A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading
columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply
personal look at his hapless Chicago Cubs and their often
beatified home, Wrigley Field, as it turns one hundred years
old. Baseball, Will argues, is full of metaphors for life,
religion, and happiness, and Wrigley is considered one of
its sacred spaces. But what is its true, hyperbole-free
history?
Winding beautifully like Wrigley’s
iconic ivy, Will’s meditation on “The Friendly Confines”
examines both the unforgettable stories that forged the
field’s legend and the larger-than-life characters—from
Wrigley and Ruth to Veeck, Durocher, and Banks—who brought
it glory, heartbreak, and scandal. Drawing upon his
trademark knowledge and inimitable sense of humor, Will also
explores his childhood connections to the team, the Cubs’
future, and what keeps long-suffering fans rooting for the
home team after so many years of futility.
In the
end, A Nice Little Place on the North Side is more
than just the history of a ballpark. It is the story of
Chicago, of baseball, and of America itself.
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