The Baseball History of Chicago Cubs Washington Post Edition

The Cubs are down by two runs in the bottom of the 10th, tension hanging over Wrigley Field like a thick fog. Báez hits a double … Rizzo rounds third! The crowd rises, hearts pounding, after 108 years, could this finally be it? Bryant swings … it’s gone! The Cubs take the lead! The nerves are unbearable, then … the final out, the Chicago Cubs have won the 2016 World Series!

Follow the story of the Chicago Cubs through a book of authentic newspaper articles, curated from original reports dating back to 1907. This edition charts the team’s history — exactly as it was reported at the time.

Featuring:

– Back-to-back World Series titles in 1907 and 1908, the first team ever to win multiple championships
– The long championship drought and near-misses, including seven World Series losses between 1910 and 1945
– The 2016 World Series victory that ended a 108-year title drought, celebrated by millions in Chicago
– Highlights from the latest seasons

Choose from a range of book covers and personalise your copy with a name and message to create a unique keepsake. Whether for a Cubs fan, a baseball historian, or someone who remembers it all first-hand — you hold not just a gift, but a piece of Cubs history ready to be passed on.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.