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Tony Castro

Los Angeles and Paris

TONY CASTRO is a Harvard and Baylor University-educated historian, Napoleonic scholar and author of several books, including the landmark civil rights history 'Chicano Power,' which Publishers Weekly acclaimed as “brilliant… a valuable contribution to the understanding of our time.”

Interests: Baseball, Beethoven's Brandenburg Concertos, watching my older son play and my younger son think, observing the inner and outer beauty of my wife, contemplating why God created the curveball, the musings of my Labrador Retriever Jeter.

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The iconic Mickey Mantle photo comes to life

The iconic Mickey Mantle rookie photo comes to life. http://mickeymantle.live Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2021 at Tony Castro's America

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A Conversation With TONY CASTRO Dennis Mukai...

New York Times bestselling author Tony Castro talks about his new book "Maris & Mantle: Two Yankees, Immortality and the Age of Camelot," and the role of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle in defining the 1960s in America. Continue reading

Posted Jan 3, 2021 at Tony Castro's America

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A Christmas Story: The Boy Who Loved Lint

A child faces removal from his exclusive pre-school when teachers discover his unusual habit of collecting 'lint.' Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2020 at Tony Castro's America

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In Spain, She's No Longer 'Hilaria'

Alec Baldwin's 'Spaniard' wife became a beloved cover girl for Spanish 'Vanity Fair' and elsewhere until they, too, discovered she wasn't Mallorcan born but an American from Boston. Adios, los Ole's! Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2020 at Tony Castro's America

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Why South Texas Latinos Vote Republican

The Latino vote once considered a lock in the Democratic coalition and crucial to the party’s prospects in 2016 and beyond is showing signs of possibly slipping away. Continue reading

Posted Nov 10, 2020 at Tony Castro's America

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Living in the Shadow of Ruben Salazar

The ghost of slain Chicano activist columnist Ruben Salazar cast a long shadow over Los Angeles writers tapped to follow in his footsteps. Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2020 at Tony Castro's America

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'We Are The Mexicans!'

In the mid-1800s, the fertile land surrounding Waco in Central Texas attracted countless settlers from the Deep South who introduced slavery into the area. The 1860 Census was the last time the federal government took a count of the South’s... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2020 at Tony Castro's America

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Realities of the Chicano Movement, LA Times Review

Los Angeless Times legendary book critic Robert Kirsch's 1974 review of 'Chicano Power: The Emergence of Mexican America' by Tony Castro Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2020 at Tony Castro's America

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Did Julían Castro Crap Out His Veep Shot?

Julian Castro’s nascent bid for the Democratic presidential running mate spot, along with his mantel as the rising star of Latino politics, may have gone south after Elizabeth Warren's steady demise in the early primary/caucus states. Continue reading

Posted Feb 22, 2020 at Tony Castro's America

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A Girl Named Caroline in Excelsus

When I was wannabe debating champion in junior high school, I met my match in a girl whom I began calling Caroline. That wasn't her name. It was Carolyn. But this was 1961. John F. Kennedy had just become president, and his family, including his young daughter Caroline, was on almost every magazine cover in the world. Continue reading

Posted Nov 23, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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REVIEW: Tony Castro 'brings Mantle to life in all his complicated facets'

From his greatness as an athlete and ballplayer — permanently marked by his injury in the 1951 World Series — to his raucous lifestyle in New York and later in Texas, author Tony Castro brings readers the highs and lows of Mantle’s life, creating an intimate portrait and a fascinating look at an American hero. Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Author Corner: The Tony Castro Interview

Bestselling author talks about his life growing up with Mickey Mantle as his hero and the making of his latest book 'Mantle: The Best There Ever Was." Continue reading

Posted Aug 6, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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PATRIOTS & TYRANTS - WORK IN PROGRESS

'Patriots and Tyrants: Latino Liberation in America' is historian and author Tony Castro’s remarkable account of the tyranny of Donald Trump and the campaign of racism and discrimination that he waged against Latinos to win the presidency in 2016 and then put into American public policy. Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Tony Castro is now following MichaelH

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Jun 29, 2019

Ageism, Racism or Just Character Assassination?

Does Kamala Harris' debate takedown of Joe Biden possibly suggests that it's time to forgive the sins of four decades ago and campaign for president on promises for the redemption of America in the future. Continue reading

Posted Jun 29, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Remembering Michael Jackson

I was being wooed to write an unauthorized biography about the world’s most mysterious man since Howard Hughes, and I had insisted on at least getting a glimpse of the subject, if even from a distance, before I signed on. As it turned out, I would have a face-to-face meeting with Michael Jackson himself. Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Roller Skating with Ronstadt

How I met civil rights lawyer and activist Alex Casado. Excerpted from the forthcoming book New Kid in Town: The Los Angeles Herald Examiner, 1978-1981, by Tony Castro. Continue reading

Posted Jun 20, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Mantle Book Bonus: How I Met Mickey

Mickey Mantle spent his retirement enjoying golf, especially the 19th hole. My late friend Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican writer and diplomat, used to say that the only way you can come to know someone is by making sure you have... Continue reading

Posted May 27, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Mickey Mantle Meets Moneyball

In the baseball age of Sabermetrics, the new data crunched out of new statistical graphs and computerized analysis shows Mickey Mantle right at Babe Ruth's heels as the greatest of all time. Continue reading

Posted May 23, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Audiobook of 'Mantle: The Best There Ever Was'

In Mantle: The Best There Ever Was, Mickey Mantle biographer Tony Castro brings to life the man who is arguably not only the greatest ballplayer of his time but also the greatest ballplayer of all time. Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Mickey Mantle and Homer's Achilles

Author Tony Castro's new book 'Mantle: The Best There Ever Was' is a retelling of the Achilles story of a heroic figure with self-dooming human frailties, which has engrossed him since his childhood. Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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Bravo for Presidential Candidate Julian Castro, But...

Julian Castro, the former Obama Cabinet member and San Antonio mayor, brought his presidential campaign to Los Angeles this week. Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2019 at Tony Castro's America

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