I Am a Secret Service Agent Contributor(s): Emmett, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250181801 ISBN-13: 9781250181800 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - 21st Century - Young Adult Nonfiction | Law & Crime |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 8.1" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: Adapted from Within Arm's Length for a young adult audience, a rare inside look at the Secret Service from an agent who protected Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. From that moment forward, he knew he wanted to become a Secret Service agent, one of an elite group of highly trained men and women dedicated to preserving the life of the President of the United States at any cost, including sacrificing their own lives if necessary. Armed with single-minded determination and a never-quit attitude, he did just that. Selected over thousands of other highly qualified applicants to become an agent, he was eventually chosen to be one of the best of the best and provided protection worldwide for Presidents George Herbert Walker Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, and George W. Bush. |
Contributor Bio(s): Emmett, Dan: - After a stint in the Marine Corps, DAN EMMETT joined the United States Secret Service, serving on the elite Counter Assault Team before being selected for the most coveted of all assignments in the Secret Service, the Presidential Protective Division. After 21 years as an agent, Emmett retired from the Secret Service and today is an adjunct professor as well as a security consultant for both private industry and the United States Government. Emmett is the author of Within Arm's Length and it's YA adaptation, I Am a Secret Service Agent. |