New Release by Donald W. Tucker Tells True Tales of Overcoming Odds as One of the First Black Federal Narcotics and Secret Service Agent; Published by Dog Ear Publishing
Scottsdale, AZ, September 12, 2010 --(PR.com)-- When your life is a two-edged sword, you learn to tread carefully or to live with the consequences. This gritty, first-hand account tells what it was like to be black and work as an undercover agent for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (now the DEA) and U.S. Secret Service during the civil rights movement and beyond. Tucker rose through the ranks to become one of this country’s foremost Federal Law Enforcement Administrators and reformers.
The Two-Edged Sword, published by Dog Ear Publishing, tells Tucker’s story starting with growing up on the Southside of Chicago to his work as an undercover agent for the Chicago Federal Bureau of Narcotics and the discrimination he faced.
For instance, Tucker was summarily removed from his Military Police Unit, along with other black soldiers, segregated and prohibited from providing protection for James Meredith during Meredith’s attempt to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
During an undercover assignment, Tucker was pulled into a police car by local police officers who didn’t know he was an undercover agent. A white police officer proceeded to unleash a racial tirade against Tucker that even threatened his death.
True tales such as these underscore the reality of race relations in that turbulent time. This vocal proponent of civil rights spares no punches in revealing candidly the good, the bad and the ugly of growing up in the hood and being one of the first black federal drug and law enforcement agents.
Author Donald W. Tucker grew up in a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Chicago with five children and four adults. He attended the University of Iowa on a football scholarship and received a BA degree in Sociology. He retired from the Secret Service after a career of almost 25 years and was sworn in as a U.S. Marshal for the District of Arizona. He was named Chief of Court Security for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in Washington, D.C., overseeing a $150 million security budget. He also coordinated the investigation of the bombing of the Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City, Okla. He retired in March 1996 and started his own private investigations company, T.I.P.S.-Tucker Investigations and Protective Services.
For more information, visit www.dontuckerbooks.com
The Two-Edged Sword
Donald W. Tucker
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-160844-566-0 272 pages $15.99 US
Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.
About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at www.dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.
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The Two-Edged Sword, published by Dog Ear Publishing, tells Tucker’s story starting with growing up on the Southside of Chicago to his work as an undercover agent for the Chicago Federal Bureau of Narcotics and the discrimination he faced.
For instance, Tucker was summarily removed from his Military Police Unit, along with other black soldiers, segregated and prohibited from providing protection for James Meredith during Meredith’s attempt to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
During an undercover assignment, Tucker was pulled into a police car by local police officers who didn’t know he was an undercover agent. A white police officer proceeded to unleash a racial tirade against Tucker that even threatened his death.
True tales such as these underscore the reality of race relations in that turbulent time. This vocal proponent of civil rights spares no punches in revealing candidly the good, the bad and the ugly of growing up in the hood and being one of the first black federal drug and law enforcement agents.
Author Donald W. Tucker grew up in a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Chicago with five children and four adults. He attended the University of Iowa on a football scholarship and received a BA degree in Sociology. He retired from the Secret Service after a career of almost 25 years and was sworn in as a U.S. Marshal for the District of Arizona. He was named Chief of Court Security for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in Washington, D.C., overseeing a $150 million security budget. He also coordinated the investigation of the bombing of the Federal Courthouse in Oklahoma City, Okla. He retired in March 1996 and started his own private investigations company, T.I.P.S.-Tucker Investigations and Protective Services.
For more information, visit www.dontuckerbooks.com
The Two-Edged Sword
Donald W. Tucker
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-160844-566-0 272 pages $15.99 US
Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.
About Dog Ear Publishing, LLC Dog Ear Publishing offers completely customized self-publishing services for independent authors. We provide cost-effective, fast, and highly profitable services to publish and distribute independently published books. Our book publishing and distribution services reach worldwide. Dog Ear authors retain all rights and complete creative control throughout the entire self-publishing process. Self-publishing services are available globally at www.dogearpublishing.net and from our offices in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dog Ear Publishing – self-publishing that actually makes sense.
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