Bill Veeck's Crosstown Classic free from The University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press is offering the e-book Bill Veeck's Crosstown Classic from their new series, Chicago Shorts, for free during the month of February.

Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Veeck (1914–86) was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. Bill Veeck’s Crosstown Classic, drawn from his uproarious autobiography (cowritten with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn), is an unforgettable trip packed with anecdotes and insight about the history of baseball and tales of players and owners—some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature. Veeck’s own love for the game began when his father was manager and then President of the Chicago Cubs; upon his father’s death in 1930, Veeck was hired as an office boy for eighteen dollars a week. Here, Veeck recollects those halcyon days and how they underscored his development as a wily franchise owner, leading up to quite a rumpus, many years later, during his purchase of the White Sox from the “Battling Comiskeys.”

This title, and all of the titles in the Chicago Shorts series are  DRM-free so you can download it on a wide range of e-readers.

Get your free copy of Bill Veeck's Crosstown Classic from: Amazon (Kindle), Barnes and Noble (Nook), Google Play, and Apple iBookstore.

Happy reading,
Angela