Jason Cannon

Charlie Murphy

The Iconoclastic Showman Behind the Chicago Cubs

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Produktbeschreibung

A biography of Charles Webb Murphy, the ebullient and mercurial owner of the Chicago Cubs from 1905 through 1914.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 165mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9781496228635
• ISBN-10: 1496228634
• Artikelnr.: 62433041

Autorenporträt

Jason Cannon worked in collegiate sports information before turning to teaching and writing. His articles have appeared in NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction: “He Was a Showman”
1. Wilmington
2. On to Cincinnati
3. “A Real Wonder-Story”
4. “He Is One of Us”
5. Champions
6. Supremacy Again
7. The War of 1908–9
8. A Pair of Presidents
9. The Final Pennant
10. “Murphy Alone Is My Enemy”
11. “All Is Fair in Love and War”
12. “The Malicious Mistake of Mr. Murphy”
13. Show Business
14. Narratives
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index