The witch of Hebron

This book was quite a bit darker than World Made by Hand. Many of the events that carry the plot forward can only be described as ugly. I cringed a lot, but yet I kept turning the page because Kunstler is such an engaging storyteller. And in the end I think his message is more about the hopeful resillience of the individual than about the ugliness that can happen when people are left to their own devices in the face of harsh circumstances, without government or law.