Jim Jones

eBook, ePUB

Officer Down (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

The year 2016 was heartbreaking for law enforcement agencies across the United States, with 140 officers being killed in the line of duty. Their deaths, and the deaths of those who died so long ago, should never be forgotten. Officer Down: 1850-1900, Volume 1 is a compilation of seventeen riveting stories of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty between 1850 and 1900. These stories are pulled directly from various newspapers across the United States, captivating the reader just as they did when first put to print. Many of the stories are so mesmerizing, you can practically hear the gunfire erupt while choking on the pungent aroma of spent gunpowder as it fills the air. The book begins with the shooting of Newark, New Jersey, police officers Benjamin Elsden and Augustus Dickerson in July 1876. The shootings were perpetrated by three notorious brothers, who met justice in an unconventional manner. The final chapter is a fascinating case involving the death of multiple law enforcement officers in the state of Washington at the hands of Thomas Blanck. This book is a tribute to all the men and women who wear a badge and carry a weapon for a living. These stories are retold, so they will never be forgotten.

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Autor

Jim Jones is the author of five novels set in northern New Mexico in the late 1800s: The Lights of Cimarron, The Big Empty, and the Jared Delaney series, including Rustler's Moon, Colorado Moon and Waning Moon. His songs and books are about the West ... cowboys, horses and cattle, cattle rustlers, the coming of the train ... songs about people and land, rivers and mountains, the beauty of the Western sky. Jim has produced 10 Western/Folk albums and three award-winning children's character education videos. He was the Western Music Association's 2014 Male Performer of the Year and winner of the International Western Music Association 2019 Song of the Year, Academy of Western Artists 2016 Western Song of the Year and Western Writers of America2013, 2017 and 2021 Spur Awards for Best Western Song. He is part of the trio, The Cowboy Way, which has received the International Western Music Association's Group of the Year Award in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Their second album, "Go West," received the IWMA's 2019 Traditional Western Album of the Year. Jim lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781640275799
• Artikelnr.: 60558098