{"product_id":"charlie-murphy-the-iconoclastic-showman-behind-the-chicago-cubs-paperback","title":"Charlie Murphy: The Iconoclastic Showman Behind the Chicago Cubs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Cannon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 SABR Larry Ritter Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2022 CASEY Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou don't know the history of the Chicago Cubs until you know the story of Charles Webb Murphy, the ebullient and mercurial owner of this historic franchise from 1905 through 1914. Originally a sportswriter in Cincinnati, he joined the New York Giants front office as a press agent--the game's first--in 1905. That season, hearing the Cubs were for sale, he secured a loan from Charles Taft, the older half brother of the future president of the United States, to buy a majority share and become the team's new owner. In his second full season, the Cubs won their first World Series. They won again in 1908, but soon thereafter Murphy's unconventional style invited ill will from the owners, his own players, and the press, even as he led the team through their most successful period in team history.\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCharlie Murphy: The Iconoclastic Showman behind the Chicago Cubs\u003c\/i\u003e, Jason Cannon explores Murphy's life both on and off the field, painting a picture of his meteoric rise and precipitous downfall. Readers will get to know the real Murphy, not the simplified caricature created by his contemporaries, but the whirling dervish who sent the sport of baseball spinning and elevated Chicago to the center of the baseball universe. Cannon recounts Murphy's rise from the son of Irish immigrants to sports reporter to Cubs president, charting his legacy as one of the most important but overlooked figures in the National League's long history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Cannon\u003c\/b\u003e worked in collegiate sports information before turning to teaching and writing. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Time for Reflection: The Parallel Legacies of Baseball Icons Willie McCovey and Billy Williams\u003c\/i\u003e and his articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292743581881,"sku":"9781496246509","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/3oJfNY-gPr9781496246509.webp?v=1779821480","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/charlie-murphy-the-iconoclastic-showman-behind-the-chicago-cubs-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}