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“What seemed clear was this: in a town that refused to allow the government to protect it from bears, vigilantism seemed the only option. Just as the libertarians wanted, it was every man, woman, and bear for themselves.”

A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

January 15, 2022 by narfna 2 Comments

Mind-boggling that this is a real place, with real people (and real bears). How does one begin to describe a book like this? I don’t know. If it wasn’t so early in the year, I might be tempted to review amnesty out of it and just point you in the direction of the many great reviews that have already been written about it, including one by our very own andtheIToldYouSos. Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling is a long form journalist who spent a lot of time in the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, a libertarian walks into a bear, bear human conflict, bears, Libertarians, Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, New Hampshire, non fiction, politics, the free town project

narfna's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, a libertarian walks into a bear, bear human conflict, bears, Libertarians, Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, New Hampshire, non fiction, politics, the free town project ·
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The Bearmuda Triangle

A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling

November 20, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

Something this dire – a town of people so opposed to paying taxes that they become a country-wide hotspot for bear attacks – should not be this funny. Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling carefully walks the line between Bill Bryson and a VICE documentarian while spinning this wild story of a Free Town and the beasts- man and animal alike, within. This collection of people, carefully and deliberately documented by Hongoltz-Hetling, shoot themselves in the foot so many times and with such ferocity that it is amazing the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: a libertarian walks into a bear, ARC, bears, free state project, free town project, Grafton, Libertarians, Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, modern history, NetGalley, New Hampshire, politics, Reporting, Small town, sociology

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:121 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: a libertarian walks into a bear, ARC, bears, free state project, free town project, Grafton, Libertarians, Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, modern history, NetGalley, New Hampshire, politics, Reporting, Small town, sociology ·
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She’s poor on purpose? Is that even legal?

Credo: The Rose Wilder Lane Story by Peter Bagge

October 14, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Holy mother trucker! Credo: The Rose Wilder Lane Story is another roller coaster ride. Peter Bagge created something part love letter to Wilder and part “Watch Out for This Gal” story. The introduction and historical afterwards are probably the best part of a GD AWESOME book. However, sadly, I do not see people flocking to get it. Rose Wilder Lane (while a household name during her time) is small potatoes now compared to her mother (a gal you might have heard of, Laura Ingles Wilder). […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 20th Century, Laura Ingles Wilder, Libertarians, Peter Bagge, The Rose Wilder Lane, Women Authors

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:426 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 20th Century, Laura Ingles Wilder, Libertarians, Peter Bagge, The Rose Wilder Lane, Women Authors ·
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