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Taller Than Trees

Taller Than Trees

Young, Roger

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN10: 1496961080
ISBN13: 9781496961082
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Dec 19 2015
Pages: 772
Weight: 2.45
Height: 1.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Southern Rhodesia, Central Africa. In March 1914, occurred a mutiny at the Curragh Barracks, Dublin, Ireland, when the O/C refused an order from the Government in London to disarm political protesters in the North: 'It's wrong!' he said. 'And it's not a soldier's job, ' he added. Next day, in the lawless settlement of Queenstown in Rhodesia, their new trooper made a rule: No force may be initiated by anyone, including me. It's wrong, ' he said. And it's my job, anyway.' Which was shrugged off as being obvious - till someone challenged it, with results so dire that no one ever tried again. Effectively, 'no force' meant no government; which had to be replaced, so an Arbitrator's Court was fixed on for disputes. But it also meant no licences or taxes, which brought something never before seen: employment. It also meant no regulations. A police patrol, unaware of the position, tried re-imposing them and was repulsed. Members of the trooper's old patrol (Book One), sent to join him, frustrated two attempts on his life. A pair of pressmen, looking for a story, stayed to found a paper. The town was surveyed, sold by auction to its residents, and its squatter-status solved. The opposition (there were some) called for a debate and were demolished. Crooks arrived, sure of easy pickings (wrongly). A second market started: Uvelani. A police was always needed, so a way to finance one without the use of force devised. To protect potential customers was also needed, and a search began... To those who say 'The book is to try and show, ' or that 'It isn't possible, ' the answer is No: forgotten, is that Queenstown had no alternative. 'Force is wrong' was absolute, and if they wanted to survive, what happened was the logical result. But can or does a free society work? Read on.

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