{"product_id":"a-libertarian-walks-into-a-matthew-hongoltz-hetling-9781541788497","title":"A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (and Some Bears)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOnce 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, they set their sights on Grafton, NH, a barely populated settlement with one paved road.\u003cbr\u003eWhen they descended on Grafton, public funding for pretty much everything shrank: the fire department, the library, the schoolhouse. State and federal laws became meek suggestions, scarcely heard in the town's thick wilderness.\u003cbr\u003eThe anything-goes atmosphere soon spread into the neighboring woods. Freedom-loving citizens ignored hunting laws and regulations on food disposal. They built a tent city in an effort to get off the grid. And it all caught the attention of Grafton's neighbors: the bears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Libertarian Walks Into a Bear\u003c\/i\u003e is the sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying tale of what happens when a government disappears into the woods. Complete with gunplay, adventure, and backstabbing politicians, this is the ultimate story of a quintessential American experiment -- to live free or die, perhaps from a bear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541788494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541788497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053314109695,"sku":"9781541788497","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca93970e-fa5a-4d2b-9c95-e34b7448bd36.jpg?v=1685023653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-libertarian-walks-into-a-matthew-hongoltz-hetling-9781541788497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}