Description: 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.
Brief description: 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.