Wrigley Field - The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines

The mystique of Wrigley Field perhaps America s most celebrated ballpark and among the most controversial comes under the microscope in Stuart Shea s meticulous examination of its history, culture, and meaning. Both loving and cold-eyed, Shea s history digs into the fiscal maneuverings that led to the rise and fall of various ownership regimes (and the decade upon decade of on-field failure), and it details the physical changes to the park over time. Shea elaborates on the cultural and social transformations evident in the evolution of Wrigley, tying them to changes in national food and alcohol cultures, labor relations, and conceptions of urban identity. Next year marks Wrigley s 100th anniversary.
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About the author

Stuart Shea is an editor and contributor to The Baseball Encyclopedia: The Complete and Definitive Record of Major League Baseball, The Emerald Guide to Baseball, Who's Who in Baseball, and SABR's Baseball Research Journal. He lives in Chicago, twenty-four blocks north of Wrigley Field.

Summary

In spring 1914, a new ballpark opened in Chicago. The park would soon be known as Wrigley Field, one of the most emblematic and controversial baseball stadiums in America. In this book, the author provides a detailed chronicle of this living historic landmark. It shows how the stadium has evolved through the years.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Shea, Shea Stuart
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2014
• EAN: 9780226134277
• ISBN: 978-0-226-13427-7
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Baseball, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General, Illinois, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Sporting venues