The Franchise: Chicago Cubs: A Curated History of the North Siders

by Jesse Rogers

In The Chicago Cubs, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the Cubs' one-of-a-kind identity. Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore where the organization has been, how it got to prominence in the modern major league landscape, and how it'll continue to evolve and stay in contention for generations to come. Cubs fans in the know will enjoy this personal, local, in-depth look at baseball history.

Genres: Sports

253 pages, Hardcover

Published June 6, 2023

Reviews

[Jacob Griffith]

I really wanted to like this book. I enjoy Jesse Rogers' articles but this was a tough read. It probably doesn't help that the Cubs historically are terrible. A book about how the teams were terrible, and the owners were terrible and they made terrible trades was not exactly a page turner.

[Nick Sutor]

Fun book on the Cubs that’s an easy read. Good macro overview of the franchise.

[Brent Vogel]

Great facts, nostalgic, great read

[Carrie Ill]

An easy read that focuses mostly on the more recent history of the Cubs