01367cam a2200265 4500 503788846 TxAuBib 20200707120000.0 200117s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019058632 9781501183416 1501183419 TxAuBib Gibson, D. W, (David-William.) 14 miles : building the border wall / DW Gibson. Fourteen miles. New York : Simon & Schuster, [2020] 625 pages. 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, 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. 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. 20200707. Border security Mexican-American Border Region. Emigration and immigration Social aspects. Immigrants United States. Refugees Social conditions.