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A libertarian walks into a bear the utopian plot to liberate an American town (and some bears)

"Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take over an American town and completely eliminate its government. In 2004, Grafton, NH, a barely populated settlement with one paved road, turned that plan into reality. Public funding for pre...

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Main Author: Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, 2020.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Libertarianism > New Hampshire > Grafton.
Decentralization in government > New Hampshire > Grafton.
Human-bear encounters > New Hampshire > Grafton.
Grafton (N.H.) > History.
Grafton (N.H.) > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • A feline feeding
  • A taxing tradition
  • The logical libertarian
  • A quartet of colonists
  • A rousing response
  • The converted caretaker
  • The blackness of the bear
  • The scrappy survivalist
  • The animal admirers
  • Fanning freedom
  • The principled pastor
  • A battle with bears
  • Unlocking utopia
  • A history of heat
  • The pastor purplifies
  • The campfire clash
  • A deluge of doughnuts
  • The survivalists struggle
  • A bureaucracy of bears
  • The caretakers confined
  • The hidden hitchhiker
  • The pastor's plan
  • A bear's belligerence
  • A huddle of hunters
  • The assault's aftermath
  • A pressing of poachers
  • The pastor is pushed
  • A neighbor annoyed
  • The pastor's price
  • A propagation of prerogative
  • The respectable riot
  • An experiment ends
  • A denouncement of doughnuts
  • A jeopardous journey
  • The freedoms forgotten.

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