History Book Club: 'Eight Men Out'

Posted October 13, 2019 11:00 pm

Prospect Heights Public Library

100 years ago the Chicago White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds during the 1919 World Series and eight players were later accused of fixing the series. The book Eight Men Out written by Eliot Asinof, also made into a film in 1988, tells the tale of this scandal. Join Chief Historian Peter Alter from the Chicago History Museum as he leads our discussion of this book which some consider controversial.

The Museum owns Eliot Asinof's personal papers as they relate to his writing Eight Men Out and other archival collections from the 1920s focusing on legal aspects of the 1919 scandal. Books are available to check out from the Prospect Heights Public Library Circulation Desk. This discussion will take place at the Library, 12 N. Elm Street, Prospect Heights on Wednesday, October 16 at 7pm.

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