{"product_id":"2940046405538","title":"Kern County: The Path to Secession and a New Constitution","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs America on the verge of secession?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this exciting, revolutionary novel, author Don Durrett creates a future where one California county, Kern County, secedes from the rest of the state to form its own country called Isabella.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKern County: The Path to Secession and a New Constitution portrays how this new country comes into being. The centerpiece is a new constitution that attempts to solve most of society's lingering problems. It is ambitious and full of extraordinary ideas never attempted before in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKern County is shown to be an ideal location for secession because of its abundance of oil and agricultural revenue, as well as a small population (less than 1 million people). If the citizens reorganize government and create a new economy, it might be a prosperous place. The book explores whether they will come to this conclusion in the future or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story examines secession movements in the near future, and what kind of constitutions they may live by. Will there be places like Isabella that completely re-organize society and start over? Kern County: The Path to Secession and a New Constitution shares some of these possibilities. It is guaranteed to make you ponder the possibilities of how we all might change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Durrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072438157552,"sku":"2940046405538","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046405538_p0.jpg?v=1763691468","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046405538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}