Blood of Patriots
How I Took Down an Anti-Government Militia with Beer, Bounty Hunting, and Badassery
"The Blood of Patriots is one hell of a read. It's a page turner that combines the thrilling elements of a Richard North Patterson novel with the hard hitting gonzo reportage of the late Hunter S. Thompson. It's publication couldn't be more timely. I salute Bill Fulton. This book taught me what patriotism really means."
—Jason Leopold, Buzzfeed
"A crazy book, but good crazy. If this were a novel, you'd love the rocking read. But it's for real, and that really makes it rattle your cage. A brilliant, quirky keyhole into the armed and dangerous brains of America's fringe—which is no longer fringe."
—Greg Palast, New York Times bestselling author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
"Knowing Bill Fulton during the timeframe presented in this book, I can attest that saying ‘Bill took one for the team' is an understatement. His humor and constant redirection of credit away from himself, does nothing to change the stress and real danger that he and his family went through. True to Bill's character; he found a problem, analyzed the problem and possible solutions, intervened to fix the problem and prevent even greater problems, and then faced the backlash without reward. Today, there are innocent people still alive because Bill Fulton wasn't just willing to do the right thing, but also because Bill Fulton was willing to be prepared to do the right thing."
—Kenneth Blaylock, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) and martial arts instructor
When Bill Fulton arrived in Alaska, he was filled with optimism and big dreams. When he left, it was under FBI escort.
Bill was Army Infantry. When his knees gave out, he opened the Drop Zone, a military surplus store in Anchorage, and started hiring fellow vets.
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When Bill Fulton arrived in Alaska, he was filled with optimism and big dreams. When he left, it was under FBI escort.
Bill was Army Infantry. When his knees gave out, he opened the Drop Zone, a military surplus store in Anchorage, and started hiring fellow vets. Sharpshooting hippies, crew-cutted fundamentalists, PTSD sufferers-all seeking purpose and direction. Alaska gave it to them.
The Last Frontier is vast. The perfect refuge for fugitives and the perfect place for vets itching for a mission, Alaska is a giant icebox full of people either running to or away from something. More than 400 fugitives would meet Bill and company on the wrong side of a gun, and he would learn many lessons along the way-like even tiptoeing through subzero snow can get you shot, and removing a gun from the butt crack of a 300-pound man is just as fun as it sounds.
Bill was enjoying the ride until, one day, the FBI asked him to go undercover, and his road forked. Schaeffer Cox was a sovereign citizen who believed no government had authority over him and a private militia commander amassing an arsenal and plotting to kill judges and law enforcement officers. Bill's mission: to take down Cox and his militia without a shot being fired.
The Blood of Patriots traverses a wide swath of rugged territory. Raucously funny and stark, it depicts men, once brothers in arms serving their country, who now find themselves on opposite sides of those arms in a deadly test of the intricacies of liberty, the proper role of government, and the true meaning of patriotism. It offers a witty and unsettling look at political rhetoric gone haywire and a movement the FBI considers the single greatest threat to law enforcement in the nation-all set in the beautiful, terrifying landscape of our 49th State.
Bill was Army Infantry. When his knees gave out, he opened the Drop Zone, a military surplus store in Anchorage, and started hiring fellow vets. Sharpshooting hippies, crew-cutted fundamentalists, PTSD sufferers-all seeking purpose and direction. Alaska gave it to them.
The Last Frontier is vast. The perfect refuge for fugitives and the perfect place for vets itching for a mission, Alaska is a giant icebox full of people either running to or away from something. More than 400 fugitives would meet Bill and company on the wrong side of a gun, and he would learn many lessons along the way-like even tiptoeing through subzero snow can get you shot, and removing a gun from the butt crack of a 300-pound man is just as fun as it sounds.
Bill was enjoying the ride until, one day, the FBI asked him to go undercover, and his road forked. Schaeffer Cox was a sovereign citizen who believed no government had authority over him and a private militia commander amassing an arsenal and plotting to kill judges and law enforcement officers. Bill's mission: to take down Cox and his militia without a shot being fired.
The Blood of Patriots traverses a wide swath of rugged territory. Raucously funny and stark, it depicts men, once brothers in arms serving their country, who now find themselves on opposite sides of those arms in a deadly test of the intricacies of liberty, the proper role of government, and the true meaning of patriotism. It offers a witty and unsettling look at political rhetoric gone haywire and a movement the FBI considers the single greatest threat to law enforcement in the nation-all set in the beautiful, terrifying landscape of our 49th State.
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- Forlag
- BenBella Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781944648077
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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"The Blood of Patriots is one hell of a read. It's a page turner that combines the thrilling elements of a Richard North Patterson novel with the hard hitting gonzo reportage of the late Hunter S. Thompson. It's publication couldn't be more timely. I salute Bill Fulton. This book taught me what patriotism really means."
—Jason Leopold, Buzzfeed
"A crazy book, but good crazy. If this were a novel, you'd love the rocking read. But it's for real, and that really makes it rattle your cage. A brilliant, quirky keyhole into the armed and dangerous brains of America's fringe—which is no longer fringe."
—Greg Palast, New York Times bestselling author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
"Knowing Bill Fulton during the timeframe presented in this book, I can attest that saying ‘Bill took one for the team' is an understatement. His humor and constant redirection of credit away from himself, does nothing to change the stress and real danger that he and his family went through. True to Bill's character; he found a problem, analyzed the problem and possible solutions, intervened to fix the problem and prevent even greater problems, and then faced the backlash without reward. Today, there are innocent people still alive because Bill Fulton wasn't just willing to do the right thing, but also because Bill Fulton was willing to be prepared to do the right thing."
—Kenneth Blaylock, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) and martial arts instructor
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