Download or read book Dead Cow Road - Life on the Front Lines of an International Crisis written by Mark Wentling and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead Cow Road is a compelling work of historical fiction that focuses on the US response to Somalia's 1992 famine. US Foreign Service Officer Ray Read reluctantly accepts an assignment not of his liking, but he persists in doing his duty for his country in war-torn Somalia in spite of his contrary views and tortuous personal problems. Through Ray's eyes, the reader is provided an inside account of the US government's controversial handling of Somalia's complex emergency.