Cubs Journal is the definitive 128-year history of the Chicago Cubs. The chronicle covers each year from 1876 through the 2004 season. Organized by decade, each section features a summary, team and player statistics, and highlights of great games. Within each respective decade, every year is given extensive coverage, including a statistical overview and day-by-day breakdowns. Each date includes anecdotes, hitting and pitching highlights, plus interesting and unusual facts — much more than just a box score.
John Snyder is the author of the bestseller The Golden Ring - A Christmas Story and a new Christmas Book, Jacob's Bell, due to be released by FaithWords/Hachette Book Group on October 2, 2018.
He is a member of the Authors Guild. Before retiring, he owned and operated an award-winning public relations/advertising/sports marketing firm in the Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC area for nearly twenty-five years. His firm worked with and represented some of the world’s top professional athletes, sports franchises (including the Washington Capitals of the NHL, the Washington Bullets of the NBA, and top INDYCAR teams, NASCAR teams, and teams in other prominent racing series), as well as nationally televised sporting events.
When not writing, John enjoys spending time with family and friends, camping, hiking, golfing, motorsports (he has raced karts—capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph, pit crewed in the Indianapolis 500, and operated the driver communications board from the wall at the edges of speedways across the United States for his former client, two-time Indy 500 winner and national auto racing champion Al Unser, Jr.). John lives in Mocksville, North Carolina, with his wife, Ruth Ellen. Contact him at johnsnyder@johnsnyder.net and find out more at www.johnsnyder.net.
A wonderful concept, but I felt I must have been reading an advance copy, as there were typos and mistakes at regular intervals. Despite this, as a die-hard Cubs fan since 1967, I loved seeing all the threads comprising the fabric of the teams I knew from history, childhood and adulthood. I read a library copy newly obtained by my local library immediately after an updated version was published (in 2008?) so I hope the errors have been corrected.