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Hal Bock - The Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty

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The Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty

2016

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9 After the Dynasty S. 133-148

„… 1239AFTER THE DYNASTYNothing lasts forever, and that included the Last Chicago CubsDynasty, which …” „… Cubs Dynasty.Out at St. Louis, Brown drifted to the Brooklyn Tip Topswhere he went 2–5. The next year …” „… 1911, the year after the Cubs dynasty’s last pennant, Sheck-ard led the league with 147 walks and 121 …”

2 Assembling the Dynasty S. 19-32

„… market forplayers, and when management refused to get into a bidding war,ASSEMBLING THE DYNASTY 21the …” „… started at shortstopASSEMBLING THE DYNASTY 23where the survivor of a parade of candidates was Joe Tinker …” „… seal hissour relationship with his double-play partner. It occurred not onASSEMBLING THE DYNASTY 25the …”

1 Prelude to a Dynasty S. 1-18

„… blaze that ragedfor two days, October 9–10, 1871. The fire killed 300 people, leftPRELUDE TO A DYNASTY …” „… went on toPRELUDE TO A DYNASTY 5bat .344 that season, the first of 17 consecutive .300 seasons, eightof …” „… to fifth place.PRELUDE TO A DYNASTY 7White, a 2013 inductee to the Hall of Fame, played for …”

Preface

„… Bock Family Dynasty—my parents, who gaveme the opportunity to follow my dream; son Richard,who makes me …” „… THE LASTCHICAGO CUBS DYNASTYTHE LASTCHICAGO CUBS DYNASTYBefore the CurseHal BockROWMAN …” „… last Chicago Cubs dynasty : before the curse / Hal Bock.Description: Lanham : ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD …”

11 The Other Guys S. 169-182

„… 15911THE OTHER GUYSThe Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty was not without its complica-tions. Most of those …” „… the Last Chicago CubsDynasty.NEW YORK GIANTSJohn McGrawJohn McGraw was a handful, a bit of a grouch …” „… games.Pittsburgh stayed in the chase for the next few years when theLast Chicago Cubs Dynasty fell into place …”

Notes S. 197-200

„… 187NOTES1. PRELUDE TO A DYNASTY1. Peter Golenbock,Wrigleyville (New York: St. Martin’s, 1996),15.2 …” „… DYNASTY1. Kaese, Boston Braves, 55.2. Rob Neyer and Eddie Epstein, Baseball Dynasties (New York:Norton …”

12 Where They Played—Then and Now S. 183-196

„… Chicago Cubs Dynasty.CHAPTER 12176In 1891, the team split its home schedule between two parks:West Side …” „… Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty—in 1945,and this time it seemed things would fall their way against De-troit …” „… the team’s dynasty in the firstdecade of the 20th century. Construction was complicated, forc-ing the …”

10 Faces of the Franchise—Old and New S. 149-168

„… , he compiled formidablestatistics in both jobs during the Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty.His success earned …” „… middle man on the Tinker to Evers to Chance double-playunit during the Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty was …” „… )When Frank Selee set about the business of constructing the LastChicago Cubs Dynasty, the first piece …”

5 Once More with Feeling S. 61-84

„… the Last Chicago CubsDynasty. Library of Congress Print and Photographs Division, Wash-ington, DC.Cap …” „… 239 wins and wasleader of the staff during the Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty. Library ofCongress Print and …”

7 And Then . . . S. 97-122

„… 877AND THEN . . .The Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty ended with the 1910 WorldSeries loss to Connie …” „… since the Last Chicago CubsDynasty ended, the team had lost a World Series. This one, how-ever, was more …”

8 Curses, Cats, and Other Calamities S. 123-132

„… was a time after their dynasty years when the Cubs werenot awful. Starting in 1929, the team reached …”

6 104 Wins Are Not Enough S. 85-96

„… great mo-ments to savor but no more championships. The Last ChicagoCubs Dynasty was history. …” „… . Kling’s departurewas the first chink in the armor of the Last Chicago Cubs Dynas-ty.There were ominous …”

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Thomas J. Whalen - Kooks and Degenerates on Ice

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Kooks and Degenerates on Ice

2020

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7 Dynasty’s End S. 167-184

„… 1677DYNASTY’S ENDJust three days after registering the greatest triumph of his coachingcareer …” „… had to shut it out. There were timesDYNASTY’S END 169in the happiness of the days following our …” „… , who had finished 24 points behind the Bruins on the season. LesDYNASTY’S END 171Canadians possessed an …”

About the Author S. 227

„… (2017); Dynasty’s End: Bill Russell and the 1968–69 WorldChampion Boston Celtics (2003); and JFK and His …”

Preface

„… 454 Spelling Power 695 Brawling and Sweeping 936 Beating the Blues 1297 Dynasty’s End 1678 Boys of …”

Selected Bibliography S. 211-218

„… Been. New York:Straight Arrow, 1987.Whalen, Thomas J. Dynasty’s End: Bill Russell and the 1968–69 World …”

4 Spelling Power S. 69-92

„… managerTommy Ivan and coach Billy Reay. “We’ve got a great team here. Youcould almost have a dynasty, but you …” „… Bruins’ marquee player was the white,apolitical Bobby Orr, while the Celtics had built their dynasty …”

1 1970 S. 1-16

„… dynasty inthe United States. Indeed, expectations were high that the 37-year-oldDemocratic lawmaker would …”

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Joseph M. Ortiz - Gordon Merrick and the Great Gay American Novel

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Gordon Merrick and the Great Gay American Novel

2022

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An American Dynasty S. 11-26

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Thomas J. Whalen

Spirit of '67

2017

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Ch03. From Dynasty to Country Club S. 45-70

„… 45Chapter ThreeFrom Dynasty to Country ClubLike the Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox experienced their …” „… Lawrence S. Rit-47From Dynasty to Country Clubter, “I saw it happen, from beginning to end. But sometimes I …” „… over the years. “The Yankee dynasty of the twenties was three-quarter’s the Red Sox of a few years …”

Selected Bibliography S. 273-282

„… : Meckir Books, 1988.Whalen, Thomas J. Dynasty’s End: Bill Russell and the 1968–69 World Champion Boston …” „… : Dynasty’s End: Bill Russell and the 1968–69 World Champion Boston Celtics (Boston: Northeastern University …” „… . Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949–1964. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2000.———. Fenway: An Unexpurgated …”

Preface

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Chapter 2: Dizzy, El Cheapo, and Stan the Man . . . . . . . . . .19Chapter 3: From Dynasty to …”

Ch09. Twilight Years S. 251-272

„… championships in 1972–1973. “We happened to become what may be baseball’s last true dynasty,” Williams later …”

Ch05. El Birdos Soar S. 103-150

„… when it came to extending the life of the great postwar Yankees dynasty. For before Maris had arrived …”

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Guarding the Caesars

2023

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Preface

„… Guarding the CaesarsGuarding the CaesarsRoman Internal Security under the Flavian DynastyRose Mary …” „… that first book, I explained the unstable history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which, in spite of the …” „… , I will focus on the rise and fall of the Flavian dynasty, the successors to the Julio-Claudians …”

Chapter 3 Vespasian S. 43-70

„… cult that could enhance Vespasian 65his dynasty’s position and send the message of its immortality …” „… control, but he knew this did not mean that acceptance of a second dynasty was a foregone conclusion …” „… some persuading. Plus, it was clear that Vespasian intended to found a dynasty. Unlike previous …”

Chapter 12 Guarding the Caesars S. 243-254

„… to survive even after the loss of a dynasty. The empire barely scraped through after the civil war in …” „… difficult to succeed as Princeps?4THE FLAVIANSThe Flavians are an interesting study as a dynasty. They …” „… done well for themselves. What they estab-lished was a new dynasty that followed the familiar Roman …”

Chapter 5 Titus S. 85-104

„… Vespasian knew he was founding a dynasty, and he wished to ensure his son was properly prepared and …” „… dynasty. After all, his father was sixty, and four emperors had died in the previous twenty months. It was …” „… dynasty. From the Flavian point of view, the succession was an automatic affair.13 But no matter how …”

Chapter 11 Nerva and the Coup S. 223-242

„… suggest that the recent dynasty owed its existence to a murder committed with the active sup-port of …” „… emperors, coalesced to form the nexus that produced the dynasty of the Antonines.34 Among those men was …” „… possible he wanted to distance himself from the Flavian dynasty and its Jewish policy.58 Nerva and the …”

Chapter 4 Threats to the New Regime and the Death of Vespasian S. 71-84

„… Italy, not Rome, and he originated from a different social class. The dynasty had power but notoriously …” „… , there was already a monarchic Principate, but with the change of dynasty, perhaps they thought the hands …” „… dynasty?49 It should not be surprising that in 71, mints went from producing coinage that proclaimed …”

Chapter 9 Domitian S. 171-200

„… dynasty. The political pressure for the eventual reconciliation came from the Senate. The story about the …” „… emperor himself, so if Domitian was interested in perpetuating the dynasty, Sabinus was the man to turn to …” „… concerning the Principate, the Flavian dynasty, or Domitian himself.185 The sources disagree on the details …”

Bibliography‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ S. 361-394

„… ), Nero: The End of a Dynasty, London and New York: Routledge.Hammond, Mason (1959), The Antonine Monarchy …” „… ), “Agricola, the Flavian Dynasty, and Tacitus,” in: B. Levick (ed.), The Ancient Historian and his Materials …” „… den Frauen der Flavier,” Historia 18: 492–502.Charlesworth, M.P. (1936), “The Flavian Dynasty.” CAH XI …”

Chapter 7 Domitian S. 123-154

„… emperor, seem to have been aimed at con-tinuing these activities and strengthening the Flavian dynasty …” „… the rest of his program: to bolster the Flavian dynasty, only this time with supernatural support. How …” „… dynasty.84 On the other hand, once the Flavian family mausoleum was in place, the transfer of imperial …”

Chapter 10 The Murder of Domitian S. 201-222

„… perpetuate the dynasty. Since he failed at both, we must ask ourselves whether it was Domitian’s fault, as …” „… included rivals within the dynasty itself, like Sabinus and Clemens. He had eliminated distinguished …” „… DOMITIANDomitian died at the age of forty-five years; it was the end of a dynasty. The public reactions to …”

Chapter 6 And Then There Was the Problem of Domitian . . . S. 105-122

„… .54 After all, Domitian was only twenty years old. If Vespasian wanted to establish a dynasty, then he …” „… good thing since it could produce heirs for the dynasty, especially because Titus was not married yet …” „… themselves as the next dynasty, it would be good for aristocratic families with marriageable females to …”

Index S. 395-412

„… Antonine Dynasty, 227, 354n39Antonius Honoratus, 8Anxur, 127Apennine mountains, 37Apollonius of Tyana, 190 …” „… Flavian dynasty, xii, xvi, xxiv, 49, 60, 68, 91, 99–100, 104, 126, 130, 132, 192, 230Flavius Clemens T …” „… . See Titus (emperor)founding a new dynasty, 48–49, 52general, xii, xv, xxiv, xxix, 21–22, 26, 36–41 …”

Chapter 1 The Year of the Four Emperors S. 1-24

„… already lived through the reigns of every emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He came from a very …” „… the blue-blooded Julio-Claudian dynasty? Nymphidius held the highest position an eques could aspire to …” „… emperor’s second wife, Poppaea. Perhaps he thought that the end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty was such a …”

Notes S. 255-360

„… Berenice of the Jewish royal dynasty.CHAPTER 41. See my comments in Sheldon (2018), 170–71.2. Sheldon (2018 …” „… in the Julio-Claudian dynasty, see Sheldon (1998).8. Mellor (2003), 70, who writes about the …” „… emperor. It also confirmed the stability of the new dynasty and the strength of the succession in the …”

Chapter 2 Otho and Vitellius S. 25-42

„… dynasty rather than a temporary placeholder. …” „… like a brick.111VESPASIAN, PEACE, AND A NEW DYNASTYThe Year of the Four Emperors showed both the …”

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