A propos de l'auteur
Tom Stanton is the author of several critically acclaimed nonfiction, books, including The Final Season and Ty and The Babe. A longtime journalist, he co-founded the suburban Detroit Voice newspapers, and teaches at the University of Detroit Mercy. A former Knight-Walface Fellow at the University afficher plus of Michigan, he lives with wife, Beth Bagley-Stanton, in New Baltimore, Michigan. afficher moins
Œuvres de Tom Stanton
Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit (2016) 107 exemplaires
The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark (2001) 102 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Stanton, Tom
- Date de naissance
- 1960-12-17
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Warren, Michigan, USA (birthplace)
New Baltimore, Michigan, USA - Études
- Michigan State University
Oakland University
The Poynter Institute
University of Michigan - Professions
- author
journalist
editor
Assistant professor of journalism, University of Detroit Mercy - Organisations
- Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
- Prix et distinctions
- Michigan Author Award (2008)
Knight-Wallace Fellowship (1995-96)
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 432
- Popularité
- #56,591
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 9
- ISBN
- 23
As a Detroit Tigers fan myself, I'll admit a special draw this book and perhaps I will also carry a bit of a bias in how much I enjoyed this book. Stanton approaches the study of this time in three ways: He looks at the sports teams, particularly the Tigers, and how they became the champions, from putting the right puzzle pieces together, to overcoming obstacles and finally to reaching the pinnacle of their respective leagues. Stanton also delves deeply into the beginnings of the Black Legion, how they recruited, who the identified leaders were, and recreated many of their crimes. The third facet of the book was how the sports champions and at the same time the Black Legion was woven into the culture of Detroit, and to a degree the rest of the country, in the 1930's.
Stanton detailed many of the Detroit Tigers during the time and a natural desire for them to succeed comes forth. It seems likes Stanton has a sweet spot for Mickey Cochrane, the catcher/manager of the 1935 teams and rightfully so, because he was a key figure for the Tigers due to his dual participation. In the end there is a sadness to see his decline after all time and effort he put into making the Tigers champions.
Stanton recreation of Black Legion events and actions are written so well that you forget that he wasn't there and that he used multiple sources to cobble together his best estimate as to what really happened. I also like how Stanton made a point of considering not just the leaders and members of the Black Legion that were dedicated to the cause, but he also looked at the reluctant participant, many of them who waffled and questioned their participation in such a scandalous and criminal group.
I would definitely recommend this book to fans of Detroit sports and readers of historical prominence. Also, if I ever travel to Detroit, I hope to have time to explore some of the city where a lot of the book takes place, especially the field where Tigers Stadium used to be.
Thank you to Rowman & Littlefield, Lyons Press, Tom Stanton, and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!… (plus d'informations)