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The Ultimate book for
Chicago Cub
fans - the perfect summer read!
Baseball
is a way life when you are a Chicago Cubs fan or
player. It’s been that way for over a 100 years
and that’s never been truer than for the Larson
family. Since 1906 a member of the Larson
family has played for the Chicago Cubs. Five
generations of family have been with the team
and apart of their rich history. Throughout the
highs and lows in the history of the Chicago
Cubs the Larson family have been there, sharing
in the memories and intertwining their own lives
with the Cubs. The Larson family have shared in
the joy of winning lived through the heartbreak
of defeat, but just like the fans that have
cheered for the Chicago Cubs since the beginning
for the 20th century there has never
a better life. In a unique historical fiction
story the history of the Chicago Cubs franchise
since 1906 is told through the Larson family.
Stories From Wrigley is about Paul Larson,
George Larson, Jack Larson, Steve Larson, and
Ryan Larson – they are the men who played and
loved Chicago Cubs baseball for 100 years making
it a way of life.
Stories from Wrigley
is Marcus Blake’s enduring story of baseball,
family, and the Chicago Cubs told through the
men who have played for the team since the early
20the century. The Cubs’ rich history is shown
through eyes of the one family who has had five
generations play for the team since 1906. You
have Paul Larson, the great hitter who played on
the 1907 and 1908 championship team. George
Larson, who just like his father was great
hitter and as well as pitcher, played on the
1938 and 1945 team. Jack Larson, the son of
George Larson, was a hall of fame pitcher that
played on the 1969 Cubs team. Steve Larson, the
wild and gifted pitcher who played on the 1984
and 1989 Cubs team and is the son of Jack
Larson. Ryan Larson is the current Larson
family member to play for the Cubs and is the
son of Steve Larson. Stories from Wrigley
centers on the 2008 baseball season and the 100th
anniversary of the Cubs last World Series
championship and is told in a series of stories
by Amy Larson, the daughter of Steve Larson who
works for the Chicago Sun-Times. Stories From
Wrigley has three story lines in the book –
the history of the franchise, the Larson family
and its involvement with the Cubs since 1906 and
the 1908 Cubs baseball season from a fictional
standpoint.
This book is for every fan that has loved the Cubs and
shared in the triumphs and heartbreaks of the
team, for every fan that has wanted to know more
about the Cubs history and shares in the faith
that one day the Cubs will win the World Series
again. As a lifelong Cubs fan Marcus Blake tells
his passionate historical fictions story of the
Chicago Cubs since 1906 as only a true baseball
and Cubs fan can tell this story.
Audio Samples of Stories
From Wrigley
Stories From Wrigley -
Chapter 1 A Baseball
Life
$1
from the sale of
Stories from Wrigley
will benefit the Dempster Family
Foundation, which
supports children
with 22q (22q11.2
deletion) through
grants, educational
programs and
continued community
awareness of this
disorder. For more
information on the
Foundation, or how
to getinvolved,
please visit
www.dempsterfoundation.org.
Find Out More about the Book
ISBN #
978-1-932996-35-7
Street Date
August 14, 2010
Page Count
328 pg.
Book Size
8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches -Paperback
Publisher
Mavericknes Media
Type of Book
Sports, Dramatic Fiction
- Paper
About Marcus Blake
Marcus Blake was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1977. He grew up in Chicago
and East Texas. His education is
in History, Literature,
Psychology, and Religion &
Philosophy. Marcus Blake has
studied at many universities
throughout the United States,
but his Alma Mata is Stephen F.
Austin State University in
Nacogdoches, Texas, which is
also where he wrote his first
book, The Music of Life. Mr.
Blake is a Poet, Writer, and
Historian. His books are The
Music of Life, My Reflections,
Returning Home and Sex Game. He
has taught in the public school
system, served in the Army, and
been a guest speaker at
Education and Literary events
throughout the world. Marcus
Blake is now a full time writer,
teacher with over ten years
experience, and a lecturer. He
makes his home in the Dallas,
Texas. Marcus Blake a National
Literary Awards Winner. He won
the 2008 American Book Choice
for Fiction Award Winner for his
book Returning Home. He is also
the 2008 S.T.I.F. Award Winner
for his book Sex Game. The
awards are National Literary
Awards are sponsored by the
National Literary Foundation in
Chicago. This award committee is
a national award committee that
recognizes the best in American
Literature.
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