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"Stories
from Wrigley
is Marcus Blake’s enduring story of
baseball, family, and the Chicago Cubs
told through the men who have played for
the team since the early 20th century. "
Baseball
is a way life
when you are a Chicago Cubs fan or player. It’s been
that way for over a 100 years and that’s never been
truer than for the Larson family. Since 1906 a
member of the Larson family has played for the
Chicago Cubs. Five generations of family have been
with the team and a part of their rich history.
Throughout the highs and lows in the history of the
Chicago Cubs the Larson family have been there,
sharing in the memories and intertwining their own
lives with the Cubs. The Larson family have shared
in the joy of winning, lived through the heartbreak
of defeat, but just like the fans that have cheered
for the Chicago Cubs since the beginning for the
20th century there is not a better life. In a unique
historical fiction story the history of the Chicago
Cubs franchise since 1906 is told through the Larson
family. Stories From Wrigley is about Paul Larson,
George Larson, Jack Larson, Steve Larson, and Ryan
Larson – they are the men who played and loved
Chicago Cubs baseball for 100 years, making it a way
of life.
Stories
from Wrigley is
Marcus Blake’s enduring story of baseball, family,
and the Chicago Cubs told through the men who have
played for the team since the early 20the century.
The Cubs’ rich history is shown through eyes of the
one family who has had five generations play for the
team since 1906. You have Paul Larson, the great
hitter who played on the 1907 and 1908 Cubs’
championship team. George Larson, who just like his
father was great hitter and as well as pitcher,
played on the 1938 and 1945 Cubs’ team. Jack Larson,
the son of George Larson, was a hall of fame pitcher
that played on the 1969 Cubs’ team. Steve Larson,
the wild and gifted pitcher who played on the 1984
and 1989 Cubs’ team and is the son of Jack Larson.
Ryan Larson is the current Larson family member to
play for the Cubs and is the son of Steve Larson.
Stories from Wrigley centers on the 2008 baseball
season and the 100th anniversary of the Cubs last
World Series championship, and is told in a series
of stories by Amy Larson, the daughter of Steve
Larson who works for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Stories From Wrigley
has three story lines in the book – the history of
the franchise, the Larson family, and its
involvement with the Cubs since 1906, and the 2008
Cubs baseball season from a fictional standpoint.
This book is for every fan that has loved the Cubs
and shared in the triumphs and heartbreaks of the
team, for every fan that has wanted to know more
about the Cubs history, and shares in the faith that
one day the Cubs will win the World Series again. As
a lifelong Cubs fan Marcus Blake tells his
passionate historical fictions story of the Chicago
Cubs since 1906 as only a true baseball and Cubs fan
can tell this story.
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