Overview
Sylvanus G. Morley (1883-1948) has been highly regarded for over a century for his archaeological work among the Maya pyramids. As director of the Carnegie Archaeological Program, he supervised the reconstruction of Chichen Itza, one of today's most visited sites in Central America. Harris and Sadler present information showing Morley used his archaeological skills and contacts to covertly spy for the U. S. Office of Naval Intelligence during World War I. His primary charge was to detect and report German activity along the more than 1200 miles of eastern Central American and Mexican coastlines. To aid him in this special ""fieldwork,"" Morley recruited other archaeologists, assigned them specific territories in which to work, and, together, they maintained a constant vigil.
Full Product Details
Author: Charles H. Harris ,
Louis R. Sadler
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.870kg
ISBN: 9780826329387
ISBN 10: 0826329381
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 30 June 2009
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
[The Archaeologist was a Spy], which is quite difficult to put down once opened, chronicles and assesses not only [Sylvanus] Morley's contributions to archaeology and intelligence, but also the organization, methods, and ventures of ONI clandestine operations in World War I. It makes a significant contribution to the study of American intelligence operations. - Military Heritage [Charles Harris and Ray Sadler] have written the most significant book available on U.S. intelligence during World War I in Latin America. For historians of intelligence agencies, this is a must read volume. - William H. Beezley, professor of history, University of Arizona, and director of the Oaxaca (Mexico) Graduate Field School in Modern Mexican History In this remarkable story of a remarkable man and his colorful associates, Harris and Sadler bring to vivid life an unknown story of early American intelligence. They illuminate the start of today's vast spy apparatus. - David Kahn, author of Hitler's Spies and The Codebreakers
Author Information
Charles H. Harris III and Louis R. Sadler are emeritus history professors at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. They also collaborated on The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910-1920 and The Secret War in El Paso: Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue, 1906-1920, both published by UNM Press. The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution won the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Contemporary Historical Nonfiction and the T. R. Fehrenbach Award from the Texas Historical Commission.
