Neil Lanctot
Neil Lanctot, Ph.D. is a historian specializing in African American baseball history.
His first book, Fair Dealing and Clean Playing, became a genre classic.
His second book, Negro League Baseball - The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution, received widespread critical acclaim, including front-page coverage in the New York Times Book Review.
His third work, Campy, a biography of Roy Campanella, earned praise from major newspapers and became a Book of the Month Club alternate selection.
His most recent book, The Approaching Storm, was published in 2021.
Lanctot's writing has appeared in the Smithsonian and other prominent publications.
