The Naperville White House
How One Man's Fantasy Changed Government's Reality
by Jerome Bartels
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Pub Date Dec 30 2010 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Description
Not just the United States, but the entire world, remembers that fateful November day back in 2018 when Al Qaeda terrorists held the entire nation hostage in exchange for the public disclosure of an anti-terrorist bioweapon that may not have even existed.
In that darkest hour, salvation came not from the United States government, but from fantasy government. This cabinet of independent thinkers from Naperville, Illinois-a librarian, a customer service representative, a gas station owner, and an obsessive gamer-was led by insurance adjustor and President Jay Weise.
Now, thanks to the tireless efforts of crusading vagabond journalist, former White House press secretary, and part-time Radio Shack employee Jerome Bartels, here for the first time is the true story of the Stockdale Hostage Crisis from the people who lived it.Advance Praise
"Complex and densely imaginative, The Naperville White House is both an astute look at modern politics and a clever product of the zeitgeist." -Tom Matthews, author of Like We Care and screenwriter of Mad City
"The story of a fantasy that went too far . . . and saved the world." -Eric Luedtke, President, International Organization of Fantasy Governments (IOFG)
"I thought I was reading a good mystery. But the book changed my life." -Deidre Bradley, San Pedro, California Fantasy Government Press Secretary
"Bartels is known for going for the guts of the story. His autopsy of the Stockdale Crisis is riveting and flawless." -Mark Charbonneau, acclaimed author of Chess for Terrorists
"Jerry Bartels is like the Thomas Jefferson of our time. Except he's broke. And he doesn't have a house or anything." -Dave Bowen, Elk River, Minnesota Fantasy Government Senator
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781890862916 |
| PRICE | 15.95 |
| PAGES | 320 |
