{"title":"Tom Stanton","description":"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.","products":[{"product_id":"terror-in-the-city-of-champions-murder-baseball-and-the-secret-society-that-shocked-depression-era-detroit-paperback","title":"Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Bestseller \u003cbr\u003eForeword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in True Crime \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected as one of \"2016's Great Reads\" by NPR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinalist for the 2016 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn unforgettable cauldron of history, crime, race, and sports \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNow in paperback comes the critically acclaimed New York Times Bestseller about a championship city haunted by a wave of racist terror. Detroit, mid-1930s was abuzz over its unrivaled sports success when gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious Black Legion. The secretive, Klan-like group murdered enemies, flogged associates, and planned 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] head-turning tale of the generally forgotten Black Legion terrorist group and Detroit in the 1930s.\" --US News \u0026amp; World Report","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367066534111,"sku":"9781493030583","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8carzaxvrf9781493030583.webp?v=1789102297"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/tom-stanton.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}