Located near the Georgia and Alabama state lines on the sharp Moccasin Bend of the Tennessee River; Chattanooga is steeped in history. The town has served as an important junction for river traffic; a stronghold of Native American culture; the site of several noteworthy Civil War battles; and a popular destination for tourists from all over the country.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Love to learn BaseballBy David1957Go Cubbies. Love to learn Baseball History0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great potential but has some serious errorsBy M. FimoffThe book starts off with a picture of Cubs manager Fred Mitchell. captioned: "Fred Mitchell looks somber...in 1920. his final of four years as the teams manager. His 1918 team was a pennant winner. but the glory was fleeting".The problem is that this photo is from the Library of Congress and was in fact taken in 1918 (this is verifiable several different ways). when Mitchell was at his zenith as the Cubs manager.On page 52 there is a nice picture of Bill Veeck Jr.. labeled as Philip K. Wrigley.On page 82 is a picture of Bill Veeck Sr. as a young man. captioned "William Veeck Jr...in his later years"!Does anybody check this stuff?The pictures are great and cover an area of high interest to Cubs history fans. We do have some hits here. but also plenty of errors.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Ballpark AfternoonsBy Borowy26This is an entertaining and concise account of the Chicago Cubs during a more fortunate and properous period in franchise history. During the course of a single decade (1929-1938). the team won the National League pennant four times.Although failing to capture the World Series title. the Cubs of that era were ranked as an NL powerhouse. Art Ahrens also provides brief descriptions of Chicagos two war-time pennants (1918 and 1945). Needless to say. the team had quite a few Hall of Fame quality players in uniform during that era.There are a few errors in terms of the captions accompanying photographs. The most glaring and unintentionally funny example is that the names of Bill Veeck and Philip K. Wrigley are transposed in the photo captions.I really enjoyed the inclusion of vintage scorecard advertisements with the photos.The price lists instructed ballpark patrons to refuse to pay any more to the vendors than the published prices.
