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100 1 Rapoport, Ron,|eauthor.
245 10 Let's play two :|bthe legend of Mr. Cub, the life of Ernie
Banks /|cRon Rapoport.
246 3 Let us play two
250 First edition.
263 1904
264 1 New York :|bHachette Books,|c2019.
300 ix, 454 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
|billustrations ;|c24 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 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.
520 "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"--|cProvided by publisher.
600 10 Banks, Ernie,|d1931-2015.
610 20 Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)|xHistory.
650 0 Baseball players|zIllinois|zChicago|vBiography.
650 0 African American baseball players|zIllinois|zChicago
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