Desert Duty: On the Line with the U.S. Border Patrol
Autor Bill Broyles, Mark Haynes Introducere de Charles Bowdenen Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2010
Desert Duty puts a human face on the Border Patrol. It features interviews with nineteen active-duty and retired agents who have worked at the Wellton, Arizona, station that watches over what is arguably the most perilous crossing along the border—a sparsely populated region of the Sonoran Desert with little water and summer temperatures that routinely top 110°F. The agents candidly discuss the rewards and frustrations of holding the line against illegal immigrants, smugglers, and other criminals—while often having to help the very people they are trying to thwart when they get into trouble in the desert. As one agent explains, "The thrill is tracking 'em up before they die. It's a rough ol' way to go—run outta water in this desert."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780292723207
ISBN-10: 0292723202
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 26 b&w Photographs, 1 map
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
ISBN-10: 0292723202
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 26 b&w Photographs, 1 map
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Notă biografică
Bill Broyles has been walking the desert borderlands—the setting for many of his favorite memories—for more than thirty-five years. He is currently a research associate at the University of Arizona's Southwest Center. His books include Sunshot: Peril and Wonder in the Gran Desierto, and he coedited Dry Borders: Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert.
Mark Haynes joined the Border Patrol in 1978 and retired after twenty-five years of service in the Yuma area. He spent three years as Agent in Charge of the Tacna/Wellton Station and also served as Assistant Chief Patrol Agent of the Yuma Sector. Currently, he is an active member of the Arizona Historical Society.
Mark Haynes joined the Border Patrol in 1978 and retired after twenty-five years of service in the Yuma area. He spent three years as Agent in Charge of the Tacna/Wellton Station and also served as Assistant Chief Patrol Agent of the Yuma Sector. Currently, he is an active member of the Arizona Historical Society.
Cuprins
- Foreword: Silent Long Enough, by Charles Bowden
- Introduction: On Edge
- On the Line
- Chet Wilson
- Ed Tuffly
- Jim Runyan
- Jackie Mason
- Hank Hays
- Joe McCraw
- Colonel R. Child
- Glen Payne
- George Boone
- Howard Aitken
- Mark Haynes
- Alvaro "Mike" Obregon
- Robert "Mac" McLemore
- Randy Herberholz
- Wendy Conde
- Kenny Smith
- Joe Brigman
- Ronald S. "Ron" Colburn
- Carla L. Provost
- Conclusion: Before They Die
- Our Approach, and Acknowledgments
- Sources and Suggested Reading
- The Editors
Descriere
Covering a fifty-year span of law enforcement, Desert Duty reveals the patriotic sense of duty and compassionate calling that motivates the men and women who guard the borders of the United States.