Soldier Field : a stadium and its city / Liam T.A. Ford.

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Ford, Liam T. A.

Title & Author:

Soldier Field : a stadium and its city / Liam T.A. Ford.

Publication:

Description:

xiv, 364 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Chicago visions and revisions

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chicago challenges the world -- pt. 1. Getting it built -- Born Republican, adopted by Democrats -- Soldier Field and the democratic ascendancy -- pt. 2. A stadium for all Chicago -- A game for our youth: amateur football at Soldier Field -- Chicago's Olympic legacy -- A stage for acceptable dissent -- The city's altar -- Military marches, music, and an arsonist cow -- Americans all: culture in an epic space -- A family place -- New religious and political movements in a classic space -- pt. 3. The fall and rise of Soldier Field -- Celebrations in an era of decline -- Amateur sports founder at a fading stadium -- Professional sports in a changing era -- The Bears, the stadium's savior -- A new century, a new stadium.

Summary:

Soldier Field truly is the story of Chicago, filled with political intrigue and civic pride. Designed by Holabird and Roche, Soldier Field arose through a serendipitous combination of local tax dollars, City Beautiful boosterism, and the machinations of Mayor "Big Bill "Thompson. The result was a stadium that stood at the center of Chicago's political, cultural, and sporting life for nearly sixty years, long before the arrival of Walter Payton and William 'the Refrigerator" Perry.

ISBN:

9780226257068 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0226257061 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) History.
Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.)
Stadiums Illinois Chicago History.
Sports Illinois Chicago History.
Stades Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Sports Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Sports.
Stadiums.
Stades États-Unis Chicago (Ill.) Histoire.
Illinois Chicago.
Chicago (Ill.) Soldier Field.
Chicago <Ill.> Soldier Field.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Chicago visions + revisions.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 266531
Call No.: BIB 198458
Status: Available

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