Ohio

Today’s addition to the Libertarian Labyrinth is an obscure gem, The New Columbia, or, The Re-United States. It was originally published in Findlay, Ohio, by the the New Columbia Publishing Co., and written by attorney George H. Phelps, under the pseudonym “Patrick Quinn Tangent.” Phelps had been something of a cipher to me, despite the fact he lived just down the road a piece. Some recent researches have turned up some very interesting material. The New Columbia was published in 1909. At that time, Phelps was known, along with his law partner, William L. David, as something of a crusader […]