The Chicago Sports Reader examines Chicago's long and glorious
history of recreational and competitive sport, and as the home of
the finest sporting events and most loyal fans in the United
States. Contributors explore why sports have been especially
important in Chicago, how these sports were organized, and how
sports promote not only a sense of community and hometown pride but
also the agony of defeat and betrayal. This indispensable
collection surveys the essential events and main teams in the
city's sports history--the Bears, the Cubs, the White Sox, the
Black Hawks, and the Bulls--as well as great Chicago sports legends
Red Grange, Michael Jordan, and others. The authors also examine
more specialized sports such as racing, cycling, and women's
baseball. In addition to examining the highlights of Chicago sport,
The Chicago Sports Reader also acknowledges a few lowlights, such
as the role of organized crime, the Cubs' demise in 1969, and the
infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919. Contributors are George D.
Bushnell, Susan K. Cahn, John M. Carroll, David Claerbaut, Bruce J.
Evensen, Gerald R. Gems, Walter LeFeber, Robin Dale Lester, Michael
E. Lomax, Daniel A. Nathan, Steven A. Riess, Cord Scott, and John
Chi-Kit Wong.
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