Warden Force: Night Rider and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 1-13 Contributor(s): Hodges, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1629671002 ISBN-13: 9781629671000 Publisher: Tharen Hodges OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Law Enforcement - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
Series: Warden Force |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9" (0.59 lbs) 178 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A collection of 13 award-winning short stories concerning the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat than any other state and is second only to Alaska in its vast expanses of wilderness. Book 1 contains the first 13 episodes:
It surprises many who read my stories to learn of the great diversity of challenges faced by California's Fish and Game wardens. This is probably due to the general misconception of many as to the true nature of this state, the perception that California is mainly urban when in fact the reverse is true. In truth, California has more natural diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat than any other state and is second only to Alaska in its vast expanses of wilderness. Readers are also surprised to discover how hazardous my profession can be. Out of necessity, wardens work alone much of the time, often at night, with absolutely no hope for timely backup should things go wrong. And things go wrong, somewhere in the state, with distressing regularity. The dangers of this work are best illustrated by rather grim FBI statistics which clearly show that game wardens and conservation officers in this country are at greater risk of being assaulted or killed in the line of duty than are most sheriff's deputies and police officers. |