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What do diverse events such as the integration of the University of Mississippi, the federal trials of Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa, the confrontation at Ruby Ridge, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have in common? The U.S. Marshals were instrumental in all of them. Whether pursuing dangerous felons in each of the 94 judicial districts or extraditing them from other countries; protecting federal judges, prosecutors, and witnesses from threats; transporting and maintaining prisoners and detainees; or administering the sale of assets obtained from criminal activity, the U.S. Marshals Service has adapted and overcome a mountain of barriers since their founding (on September 24, 1789) as the oldest federal law enforcement organization.



In Forging the Star , historian David S. Turk lifts the fog around the agency's complex modern period. From the inside, he allows a look within the storied organization. The research and writing of this singular account took over a decade, drawn from fresh primary source material with interviews from active or retired management, deputy U.S. marshals who witnessed major events, and the administrative personnel who supported them. Forging the Star is a comprehensive official history that will answer many questions about this legendary agency.

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United States Marshals Service historian Turk provides a recent history of the US Marshals Service since the 1940s. This oldest federal law enforcement agency conducts a wide range of operations, ranging from apprehending fugitives to enforcing civil rights legislation to counterterrorism. Turk provides a broad history of the organization from its duties during WW II up to the immediate post-9/11 era. Topics covered include the Marshals' role in enforcing desegregation, dealing with protest during the Vietnam War, and the infamous 2000 Elián Gonzáles episode in Florida. The book is a thorough official history of the Marshals, and that is its only real problem. As an official history, it is very top-heavy in its approach, with plenty of descriptions of top management but fewer descriptions of individual actions that might make the book more interesting. The relatively few instances of actual field operations are brief and written in official prose that removes any drama that might have occurred. As an official historian, Turk is also rather uncritical of his own agency, leaving the narrative rather hollow. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students/faculty/specialists. --Steven J. Ramold, Eastern Michigan University

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DAVID S. TURK is Historian of the United States Marshals Service. He serves on the U.S. Marshals Museum Board and maintains responsibility for the agency's historical programs. Turk is the author of five books, including one relating to the outlaw Billy the Kid, Blackwater Draw . He lives in Woodbridge, Virginia.