Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface: ix
4. 1 Baseball’s Golden Era and Dark Age 1
5. PART ONE BOYS TO MEN
6. 2 The Irish Game: 19
7. 3 The Midwestern Game: 45
8. 4 The Western Game: 69
9. PART TWO CHICAGO CENTURY
10. 5 Baseball Revival 95
11. 6 Baseball Insanity 131
12. PART THREE DYNASTIC CYCLES
13. 7 Conquest into Culture 169
14. 8 Team of Destiny 201
15. 9 Destiny Dissolves 239
16. Epilogue 253
17. Acknowledgments 263
18. Appendix 265
19. Abbreviations Used in Notes 273
20. Notes 277
21. Index 313