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In this memoir, he invites you into the right seat to share the thrills!","products":[{"product_id":"fifty-seven-pieces-of-the-cloudcroft-puzzle-some-secrets-of-the-sacramento-mountains-and-other-new-mexico-law-enforcement-stories-paperback","title":"Fifty-Seven Pieces of the Cloudcroft Puzzle ...Some Secrets of the Sacramento Mountains, and other New Mexico Law Enforcement Stories... - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS MAY HIDE YOU BUT THE COPS WILL FIND YOU!... Fifty-seven of 80 'Pieces of the Puzzle' stories written over nine years by retired Sgt Billy Anders of the Otero County NM Sheriff's Office for the Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Mountain Monthly newspaper ...the first sent from a Santa Fe maximum security prison cell! True-life tales of a deputy's life in remote mountains at the lower tip of the Rockies, southern New Mexico; and other reflections... Thousands of square miles, alone in a pickup truck, sometimes without radio contact for 12 or more hours...no fiction here in deadly serious accounts like The Secret War of Cowboy Bob and the Posse...The Day Johnny Lost Sue on US Highway 82...and Secrets of the Sacramentos! Light-hearted yarns including - The Day of the Broom; Gotta Go Gotta Go Gotta Go Right Now; and The Ups and Downs of Mountain Cows... Thoughtful tales like Bubba Done Up and Flew Away - The Soldier on the Mantle - and There's a Small New Star in the Western Sky. Come along and share the adventure!... About the Author: Billy Anders has 31 years experience as an outstanding police officer, five of them as a SWAT commander; 28 years as a decorated military officer; a Master's degree in Administration of Justice. He's a graduate of the FBI National Academy. His first 23 years were with the San Antonio, Texas, Police Department, where he finished his career as a Captain; the final period as a Sergeant\/mountain deputy with the Otero Country Sheriff's Office, working in and near the Sacramento Mountain village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Starting life as a Mississippi country boy, his final New Mexico cop assignment was nearly the perfect job at the perfect time!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51458352251103,"sku":"9781478763451","price":28.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Q_Qn7gFfjy9781478763451.webp?v=1790358771"},{"product_id":"victoria-veracruz-secrets-of-the-narrow-gauge-railroad-queen-paperback","title":"VICTORIA VERACRUZ Secrets of the Narrow-Gauge Railroad Queen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQUEEN VICTORIA HAS SECRETS OF LOVE AND AMBITION...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a man meets a young woman who scares him to death but awakens the most profound admiration and physical desire he's ever felt? In 1917, beautiful, smart Vicky, just 15, affected men that way. She had a French-Canadian mother, and a San Luis, Colorado, Hispanic father. Had she been unwanted? The answer bothered her. Nelly, the elephant, and a chance to be a human cannonballer led Victoria to Barnum and Bailey \u0026amp; Ringling Brothers Circus adventure! Then WWI intervened. Working on the front lines as a Hello Girl, a telephone operator for commanding generals, took her to danger, and to the forefront of the battle for sexual equality. Also, into the arms of charming, wealthy French fighter pilot Jean Pierre! He would abandon the woman he loved for Victoria - but did she want that? Or would ambition for power and prestige rule? After the war, Manifest Destiny led her westward as a Harvey Girl and to the Denver \u0026amp; Rio Grande Western Railroad. She enjoyed freedoms women had earned during the Great War and opposed the idea of having children. But sometimes the unexpected happens. What about Jeremy, the junior D\u0026amp;RGW executive? 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Read no further. Thanks for your purchase but consign this work to the bathroom for rainy day reading and purchase something by fellow Mississippian John Grisham, or Clive Cussler. The only way this will keep you glued to your seat will be if you're already sweaty when you go in there. This is mostly a simple book of nostalgia, what it's like for a country boy to grow up at least partially in Amite County, Mississippi - venture out into the big, cold world over more than 50 years - never losing sight of where home is - and return in some fashion after all that time. While it's a collection of stories, I suppose it's mostly a memoir. While \"gone\" I worked as a law enforcement officer for 31 years - a military officer for 28 years - flew airplanes and helicopters as a commercial pilot - earned a bachelor's and master's degree - while traveling the U. S. and a dozen other countries - among other activities. Many \"knocks\" on Mississippi were encountered during my worldly walkabout, and I am puzzled by that. Yes, those days of the 1940s and 1950s when I was a child and young student were probably poor in some respects with regard to money or fancy facilities. But I never felt disadvantaged. We had good families, good teachers who cared, good food, and a good God who gave us the capability to do anything we set our minds to. 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