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An esteemed journalist delivers a compelling on-the-ground account of the construction of President Trump's border wall in San Diego - and the impact on the lives of local residents.In August of 2019, Donald Trump finished building his border wall - at least a portion of it. In San Diego, the Army Corps of engineers completed two years of construction on a 14-mile steel beamed barrier that extends eighteen-feet high and cost a staggering $147 million. As one border patrol agent told reporters visiting the site, "It was funded and approved and it was built under his administration. It is Trump's wall." 14 Miles is a definitive account of all the dramatic construction, showing readers what it feels like to stand on both sides of the border looking up at the imposing and controversial barrier.
About the Author
DW Gibson is most recently the author of 14 Miles: Building the Border Wall. His previous books include the awarding-winning The Edge Becomes the Center and Not Working. He shared a 2016 National Magazine Award for his work on "This Is the Story of One Block in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn" for New York magazine.
