{"product_id":"terror-in-the-city-of-champions-murder-baseball-and-the-secret-society-that-shocked-depression-era-detroit-9781493030583","title":"Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit","description":"A New York Times Bestseller \u003cbr\u003eForeword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in True Crime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow in paperback, the critically acclaimed New York Times Bestseller about a championship city haunted by a deadly wave of racist terror \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetroit, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619287634194,"sku":"9781493030583","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0976597-df9a-491b-9c8d-cb2dd9e4cf20.jpg?v=1732547562","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/terror-in-the-city-of-champions-murder-baseball-and-the-secret-society-that-shocked-depression-era-detroit-9781493030583","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}