Background
Lindberg, Richard Carl was born on June 14, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Oscar Waldemar and Helen Marie (Stone) Lindberg.
(After nearly 90 years of playing in the shadows of the bi...)
After nearly 90 years of playing in the shadows of the biggest scandal in baseball history, the Chicago White Sox broke through in 2005 with their first World Series championship since 1917. Their triumph ended decades of suffering for their loyal fans, and it also put the franchise's unique historical impact on the game of baseball back into the spotlight. Total White Sox is the definitive work about this legendary franchise and its place in the history of our national pastime.
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( The third edition of the bestselling definitive, compre...)
The third edition of the bestselling definitive, comprehensive history of the beloved Chicago ballclub moves the story forward from the champagne-soaked celebrations following the 2005 World Series championship through the 2010 season. Revised and updated, it features dozens of new and rarely seen photographs, more than 200 player biographies, year-by-year coverage from 1900 through 2010, front office profiles, complete postseason wrap-ups, great moments in team history, and a richly detailed statistics section. A treasure trove of little-known facts, oddities, and trivia, plus behind-the-scenes stories of Ozzie Guillen, Kenny Williams, and the entire South Side clan add to the colorful and occasionally outrageous history of the Chicago White Sox.
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( Return to the Scene of the Crime: a Guide to Infamous P...)
Return to the Scene of the Crime: a Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago"", by Richard Lindberg, is an uncensored neighborhood-by-neighborhood map to the back alleys and boulevards of Chicago where some of the most infamous events of the city's criminal past occurred. Capone, Dillinger, and other organized crime figures have left an indelible imprint on the Windy City. ""
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(" Stealing First in a Two-Team Town is a unique and movin...)
" Stealing First in a Two-Team Town is a unique and moving account of the Chicago White Sox from the earliest days of the teams's founding in 1900 by the enigmatic Charles Comiskey through the triumphant 1990s. A great read for White Sox fans and baseball lovers alike.
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(Return again to the scene of the crime and visit the secr...)
Return again to the scene of the crime and visit the secret hideouts of Nazi saboteurs, anarchist plotters, charlatans, fakers, gangsters, and even a love-sick matron dubbed the "Torso Killer." See up close the murdering matrimonial bluebeard Johann Hoch and probe the unsolved mysteries surrounding the disappearance of candy heiress Helen Brach, the sinking of the "Christmas Tree Ship," and dozens of famous gangland "rubouts." This sequel to the best-selling Return to the Scene of the Crime is a provocative travel guide and road map pointing toward more dark and unexplored corners of the Windy City and its surrounding suburbs. The bizarre, the unexpected, and the offbeat are viewed through a kaleidoscope of colorful Chicago neighborhoods populated by outrageous characters. Crime scenes are presented in "then-and-now" perspective with running commentary on the history of the city. Included in the neighborhood tours is a unique collection of side trips--shorter, lighter historical vignettes that spirit out-of-towners to places of interest in Chicago that are not necessarily infamous. Once you have read this guidebook, you will want to return to the scene of the crime, again and again.
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(Much of the White Sox history is underscored by its somet...)
Much of the White Sox history is underscored by its sometimes grim tug-of-war with the Cubs for the loyalties of Chicago fans. Even though the Sox earned bragging rights by soundly thrashing their cross-town rivals in a celebrated World Series, the annual post-season City Series, and any number of charity games that followed, the White Sox emerged as the classic underdog following the epochal Black Sox Scandal of 1920. The conspiracy to throw the 1919 World Series was a defining moment in baseball and for the fortunes of the beloved Chicago institution in the coming decades."The White Sox Encyclopedia" is a comprehensive history of one of the most controversial teams in the American league: the trials, tribulations and moments of glory of a ballclub interwoven into the fabric of the South Side Irish community that supported it through years of crowning glory, the disgrace of the devastating scandal, and the long, losing seasons that were to follow. This book brings together, for the first time, 10 decades of baseball on the South Side and will be a wealth of information for White Sox fans, sports mavens, and trivia buffs alike.It includes: 700 illustrations, including a 16-page color section; complete statistics through the 1996 season on hitting streaks and ERA's, box scores, trades; an all-time roster of managers, players and position leaders; season-by-season descriptions; game highlights; over 100 player profiles from Tommie Agee to Richie Zisk; all the great stars past and present; the managerial strategies, the personalities, honors; and, the milestones descriptions of unforgettable moments and memories. Richard C. Lindberg is the official White Sox historian and Managing Editor of the "Illinois Police & Sheriff's News". He is author of "Stealing First in a Two-Team Town", "Who's on Third", "Quotable Chicago", and "Chicago Ragtime" and has written for "Chicago Tribune" magazine, "Inside Chicago" magazine, and "Chicago History" magazine.
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( A fun-filled book that brings together for the first ti...)
A fun-filled book that brings together for the first time the significant events in Chicago sports history. In addition to baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, it covers such minor"" sports as tennis, ice-skating, golf, bowling, horseracing, running, and sailing. This is a look at the athletes, their accomplishments, and the games they played. ""
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( Crooked politicians, gangsters, madams, and cops on the...)
Crooked politicians, gangsters, madams, and cops on the take: To Serve and Collect tells the story of Chicago during its formative years through the history of its legendary police department.
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Lindberg, Richard Carl was born on June 14, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Oscar Waldemar and Helen Marie (Stone) Lindberg.
Bachelor, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, 1974; Master of Arts, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, 1987.
Manager Sears Roebuck, Chicago, 1971-1984. Scriptwriter Signature Group, Schaumburg, 1984-1988. Senior editor Crime Books, Inc., Wilmette, 1989-1992.
Editor-in-chief Illinois Police and Sheriffs News, Palatine, 1992-1998. Researcher, marketing manager Search International, Schaumburg, 1998—2003. Senior business writer Grubb & Ellis, Chicago, since 2003.
Team historian Chicago White Sox Baseball Team, since 1985. Speaker and lecturer on Chicago history and baseball, Chicago.
( Return to the Scene of the Crime: a Guide to Infamous P...)
( The third edition of the bestselling definitive, compre...)
(" Stealing First in a Two-Team Town is a unique and movin...)
(Return again to the scene of the crime and visit the secr...)
( Crooked politicians, gangsters, madams, and cops on the...)
(After nearly 90 years of playing in the shadows of the bi...)
(Much of the White Sox history is underscored by its somet...)
( A fun-filled book that brings together for the first ti...)
(Pages are clean and binding is tight.)
(Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)
Member of Illinois Academy Criminology, Chicago Press Veterinary Association (1st vice president since 2003), Chicago Crime Commission, Society Midland Authors (president 1999—2001), Phi Alpha Theta (president chapter 1988-1991, Robert Zegger Memorial award 1987, Frederic Milton Thrasher award 2001).
Married Denise Kay, July 1, 1978.