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johnny
08-08-2002, 03:19 PM
Ok Cubbie fans. I am looking for a book on the Cubs history for my sister (she is a diehard...chose Wrigley for her honeymoon :p). Found some, but not sure which is best.

Any recommendations to a really good one that has plenty of pics and a full history?
KCBOOMER
08-08-2002, 04:37 PM
Try Peter Golenbock's Wrigleyville: A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs. It a pretty good size book that will keep you occupied a while. I found it to be quite enjoyable with a lot of history.

I also recommend that you go over to www.amazon.com and do a book search on Wrigleyville. A number of other books will be suggested to you also about the Cubbies.
sweaver
08-08-2002, 04:59 PM
An amazon.com search turns up 66 books on the Chicago Cubs. There's lots of choices. A bug is keeping me from looking over all of them now, so I can't do better at this time.
SmedIndy
08-08-2002, 11:19 PM
I really haven't found a Cubs history that I've been totally happy with, but Wrigleyville is good. Of course I delve more into the arcane and esoteric.

I did enjoy Lonnie Wheeler's book "Bleachers" about 1987, but that's not history.
johnny
08-10-2002, 02:29 AM
Thanks guys! :)

I had done searches on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and was a little overwhelmed. I knew someone on here would know about a good one.

I am getting her Wrigleyville, and Memories & Memorabilia of the Wrigley Wonders.
Max Power
08-10-2002, 11:02 AM
This one could be interesting:

http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/excerpts/cubs_dugout.stm
HistoryMajor46
08-15-2002, 05:48 PM
I wrote a historical piece on the Chicago cubs here last year for www.netshrine.com You can find it under guest articles. It is titled "Will the Chicago Cubs ever win a World Series Again"? Just go to the home page and look for guests and click on that. Believe it is on the right hand side of the page. It is a good article even though I wrote it lol
SmedIndy
08-15-2002, 11:40 PM
One day, I'll write THE historical book on the Cubs, full of Bill Lange and Jocko Flynn and Ross Barnes and perhaps skimming over 1945 to the present, if that's OK, except for the real funny stuff like the College of Coaches....
trripleplay
09-21-2002, 09:43 AM
"Wrigleyville" is certainly the most extensive book I've read on Cubs history, but it is quite long. And I found it to be quite dry as well. Perhaps, though, it was because I am not a Cubs fan. (GO CARDS!)
Max Power
09-21-2002, 11:13 AM
Originally posted by HistoryMajor46
I wrote a historical piece on the Chicago cubs here last year for www.netshrine.com You can find it under guest articles. It is titled "Will the Chicago Cubs ever win a World Series Again"? Just go to the home page and look for guests and click on that. Believe it is on the right hand side of the page. It is a good article even though I wrote it lol

FYI, this article is no longer among the Guest Contributions of NetShrine.com