In the cross fire : a political history of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms /
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Author / Creator: | Vizzard, William J., 1944- |
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Imprint: | Boulder [Colo.] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997. |
Description: | xi, 228 p. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Explorations in public policy |
Subject: | United States. -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms -- History. United States. -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Law enforcement -- United States -- History. Law enforcement -- Political aspects -- United States -- History. Law enforcement. Law enforcement -- Political aspects. United States. History. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2712006 |
Summary: | William Vizzard draws on his 27 years of insider experience as a special agent and manager in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) to trace its creation, structure, and historical development. Looking at the conditions that were a prelude to Waco, he considers the prospects of the ATF. |
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Physical Description: | xi, 228 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-224) and index. |
ISBN: | 1555876714 (hc : alk. paper) |