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Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit

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Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit
A New York Times Bestseller
Foreword Reviewsâ€™ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in True Crime
- Selected as one of â€œ2016â€™s Great Readsâ€ by NPR
- Finalist for the 2016 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year
- An unforgettable cauldron of history, crime, race, and sports
Now 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 citizensâ€”even, possibly, a beloved athlete. Award-winning author Tom Stanton has written a stunning tale of history, crime, and sports.

â€œ[A] head-turning tale of the generally forgotten Black Legion terrorist group and Detroit in the 1930s.â€ â€”US News & World Report

Country	USA
Author	Tom Stanton
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781493030583
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	1493030582
Label	Lyons Press
Manufacturer	Lyons Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2017-08-01
Publisher	Lyons Press
Studio	Lyons Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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