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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 20^th 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 100^th 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