Chicago Blackhawks: 75 Years

"Chicago Blackhawks: Seventy-Five Years" is pure luxury for the Hawks fan. Produced as a 75th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, this is a coffee table volume of the first order. Starting with a magnificent gold foil stamped dust jacket, the book oozes with color and pedigree. The text by Chicago Tribune veteran Bob Verdi is supported by exhaustive research, statistics, photographs and illustrations that walk the reader down the path of Black Hawk Nation, from the origins of the club through the spectacular Anniversary celebration as the New Millennium began. It even has the music and lyrics for the team's jazzy theme song: "Here Come The Hawks" on the endpapers. With introductions by Billy Reay, the most successful coach in Blackhawk history, and Chicago native, movie and TV star Jim Belushi, "Chicago Blackhawks: Seventy-Five Years" is high-octane nostalgia. The images of Hawks stars, memorabilia, programs and uniforms, are a garden of Hawkey lore where enthusiasts can get lost for hours and hours. This is THE book that Hawks fans will refer to again and again, using it as fodder for banter with friends and foes alike. It is a virtual museum exhibit, that reveals new dimensions each time its covers are opened and its pages turned.

This book is a great tribute to 75 years of Blackhawk history. Bob Verdi does an excellent job and the photos are excellent. I would recommend this book to all hockey fans. This book would make a great Christmas gift.