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Tom Stanton

トム・スタントン

Tomu Sutanton

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-12-17 (Warren, Michigan)
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Michigan

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Author, Associate Professor
Active Years
1983-
Affiliations
University of Detroit Mercy
Nominations
Quill Awards finalist (Ty and The Babe)

Awards

Michigan Author Award
2008
Organization: Michigan Library Association
Result: 受賞
CASEY Award
2001
Work: The Final Season
Organization: Spitball Magazine
Result: 受賞
Dave Moore Award
2001
Work: The Final Season
Organization: Elysian Fields Quarterly
Result: 受賞
Michigan Notable Book Award
2017
Work: Terror in the City of Champions
Result: 受賞
INDIES Award
2016
Work: Terror in the City of Champions
Category: True Crime
Organization: Foreword Magazine
Result: Book of the Year

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Final Season

2001 Nonfiction/Memoir

A memoir of the last season of Detroit Tigers baseball at Tiger Stadium.

BaseballFamilyFather-son bonds

The Road to Cooperstown

2003 Nonfiction/Memoir

A road trip with father and brother to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

BaseballFamily road trip

Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America

2004 Nonfiction

History of Hank Aaron's pursuit of the career home run record.

BaseballRacial barriers

Ty and The Babe

2007 Nonfiction

Relationship between Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.

BaseballRivalry

Terror in the City of Champions

2016 Nonfiction/True Crime

Stories of the Black Legion and Depression-era Detroit sports.

CrimeSportsHistory

Bibliography

  • Terror in the City of Champions (2016)
  • Ty and The Babe (2007)
  • Hank Aaron and the Home Run That Changed America (2004)
  • The Road to Cooperstown (2003)
  • The Final Season (2001)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed research-based nonfiction
Recurring Motifs
BaseballDetroitFamily

Legacy

Known for nonfiction books on baseball, won Michigan Author Award. Teaches journalism at University of Detroit Mercy.

Trivia

  • Co-founded The Voice Newspapers in 1983.
  • Knight-Wallace Fellow at University of Michigan.