An insider's look at the rough and tumble workers throughout America
who are risking their lives--and losing them at an alarmingly high
rate--all in the name of connectivity.
What is the price of staying connected, of that phone in your hand or
that watch on your wrist?
Recent TV shows would have you believe that the most dangerous job in
America is a crab fisherman, or maybe even an ice road trucker. But what
U.S. Department of Labor unequivocally recognizes as the most dangerous
job in America belongs to the tower dog, the men and women who work on
cell towers across the country, building the networks that keep us all
connected.
In Tower Dog: Life Inside the Deadliest Job in America, Douglas Scott
Delaney, a tower dog for more than fifteen years, draws readers into
this dark and high-stakes world that most don't even know exists, yet
rely on every minute of every day. This risk-laden profession has been
covered by NBC Dateline, Frontline, The Wall Street Journal, and
The Washington Post, but none of these reports have provided the real,
inside story of these men and women who have always lived on the edge of
society; a fascinating mix of construction crews and thrill-seekers.
Delaney is a brash and illuminating guide, and Tower Dog gives us the
real experience of what it's like for the workers balanced precariously
above the clouds.
