{"id":146176,"date":"2019-06-27T12:43:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T16:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=146176"},"modified":"2019-06-27T12:43:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T16:43:39","slug":"bales-chicago-cubs-book-reviewed-in-the-free-lance-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2019\/06\/27\/bales-chicago-cubs-book-reviewed-in-the-free-lance-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Bales&#8217; Chicago Cubs Book Reviewed in The Free Lance-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure id=\"attachment_141272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141272\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/7661-K-Pearlman-Photography.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141272\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/7661-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"UMW Reference and Humanities Librarian Jack Bales has written a new book, &quot;Before They Were the Cubs: The Early Years of Chicago&rsquo;s First Professional Baseball Team.&quot; It's due out this spring. Photo by Karen Pearlman.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/7661-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/7661-K-Pearlman-Photography-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/7661-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reference and Humanities Librarian Jack Bales has written a new book, &ldquo;Before They Were the Cubs: The Early Years of Chicago&rsquo;s First Professional Baseball Team.&rdquo; Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Reference and Humanities Librarian Jack Bales&rsquo; new book &ldquo;Before They Were the Cubs: The Early Years of Chicago&rsquo;s First Professional Baseball Team&rdquo; was recently reviewed in The Free Lance-Star. The review states, &ldquo;It is truly a perfect book to start a baseball season with. Not reading it before the season started certainly does not make it a less perfect book, but what a book to whet the appetite of any baseball fan and a must-read for fans of the Chicago Cubs.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/entertainment\/arts\/book-review-local-author-provides-well-researched-look-at-team\/article_b1500bc0-4f3b-5291-9bde-6b27a36c7c8e.html\">Read more.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reference and Humanities Librarian Jack Bales&rsquo; new book &ldquo;Before They Were the Cubs: The Early Years of Chicago&rsquo;s First Professional Baseball Team&rdquo; was recently reviewed in The Free Lance-Star. The review states, &ldquo;It is truly a perfect book to start a baseball season with. 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