 First edition | |
| Author | Joseph Wambaugh |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Paul Bacon |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Co |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 383 pp |
| ISBN | 0-688-02619-2 |
Lines and Shadows is a 1984 nonfiction book by Joseph Wambaugh, a former police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, chronicling the activities of the Border Crime Task Force of the San Diego Police Department between October 1976 and April 1978. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Independence Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually each December at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Independence Bowl was named because it was inaugurated in 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial. The bowl's current title sponsor is Radiance Technologies, per an agreement announced for the 2020–2025 editions. Only one prior edition of the bowl, in 2013, has not used Independence Bowl branding.
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