Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit - Paperback
by Tom Stanton
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Lyons PressISBN-13:9781493030583ISBN-10:1493030582UPC:9781493030583Book Category:History, Sports & Recreation, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, Baseball, Organized CrimeBook Topic:State & Local, HistorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCBG59YNPA
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Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in True Crime Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed New York Times Bestseller about a championship city haunted by a deadly wave of racist terror Detroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion. The secretive, Klan-like group was executing a wicked plan of terror, murdering enemies, flogging associates, and contemplating armed rebellion. The Legion boasted tens of thousands of members across the Midwest, among them politicians and prominent citizens--even, possibly, a beloved athlete. Award-winning author Tom Stanton has written a stunning tale of history, crime, and sports.
Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in True Crime Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed New York Times Bestseller about a championship city haunted by a deadly wave of racist terror Detroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion. The secretive, Klan-like group was executing a wicked plan of terror, murdering enemies, flogging associates, and contemplating armed rebellion. The Legion boasted tens of thousands of members across the Midwest, among them politicians and prominent citizens--even, possibly, a beloved athlete. Award-winning author Tom Stanton has written a stunning tale of history, crime, and sports.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Lyons PressISBN-13:9781493030583ISBN-10:1493030582UPC:9781493030583Book Category:History, Sports & Recreation, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, Baseball, Organized CrimeBook Topic:State & Local, HistorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCBG59YNPA
Tom Stanton is the author of several nonfiction books, among them the critically acclaimed memoir The Final Season and the Quill Award finalist Ty and The Babe. A longtime journalist, he teaches at the University of Detroit Mercy. Stanton co-founded and edited the suburban Detroit Voice newspapers, winning state and national press awards, including a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan. He and wife Beth Bagley-Stanton live in New Baltimore, Michigan.
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