| Description |
ix, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-434) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Omaha -- A blessed child -- 1717 Fairmount -- Booker T -- On the road -- Leaving home -- Apprenticeship -- Monarchs of all they surveyed -- Army life -- "Going to Chicago, sorry I can't take you" -- Ernie Banks and Mr. Cub -- North side, South side -- The master builder -- Future shock -- MVP! MVP! -- The slough of despond -- The once and future cub -- Let's play two -- The rock of the family -- Bright college days -- "He was why we fell in love with the game" -- The lull before the storm -- Himself -- Taking over -- "Daddy, where were you?" -- Teammates -- And yet so far -- The most unpopular man in Chicago -- "This is not an eighth-place team" -- The best of times, the worst of times -- "Change the flag!" -- Bleacher bums -- In the world -- "Break out the champagne" -- A bunch of old men -- Questions and answers -- Riding the pines -- Sunday in America -- Coda -- Being Ernie Banks -- Man at work -- Family ties -- "How's your wife?" -- Rounding third -- Epilogue: Graceland. |
| Summary |
"The definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America's most iconic, beloved, and misunderstood baseball players, by acclaimed journalist Ron Rapoport"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Banks, Ernie, 1931-2015.
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Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) -- History.
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Baseball players -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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African American baseball players -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Let us play two |
| ISBN |
9780316318631 (hardcover) |
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