Overview :At the core of the educational transformation of American rural schools in the early 1900s, there was the re-examination of the rural school... Read More
Overview :Civil unrest at home, war abroad, and political uncertainty gripped the nation as the 1970s approached. In the summer of 1969, as a tumultuo... Read More
Overview :Written with the full support of Keith Magnuson's wife and children, this thrilling and insightful biography pays tribute to a Chicago icon ... Read More
Overview :In 1953, August A. Busch purchased the St. Louis Cardinals for nearly four million dollars. His dream included not only the best players mon... Read More
Overview :As Lou Brock was chasing 3000 career hits late in the 1979 season--his last after 18 years in the majors--the St. Louis Cardinals were looki... Read More
Overview :Whether in football or in the law, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas has always had the "best view from the bench."Bob Thomas got... Read More
Overview :The era of free agency in Major League Baseball ensured that it would be difficult to keep star teams together year after year. The 1976 Cin... Read More
Overview :Despite being picked to finish dead last in the National League's Eastern Division, the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals astounded the sports world ... Read More
Overview :During star-pitcher Bob Gibson's most brilliant season, the turbulent summer of 1968, he started thirty-four games and pitched every inning ... Read More
Overview :Led by the colorful pitcher Dizzy Dean, the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals personified Depression-era America. The players were underpaid, wore un... Read More