Kurt Saxon
| Kurt Saxon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Donald Eugene Sisco March 6, 1932 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | www |
Kurt Saxon (born Don Sisco on March 6, 1932) is a survivalist and the author of The Poor Man's James Bond, a series of books on improvised weapons and munitions.
During the 1960s, Saxon drifted into and out of several political organizations and new religious movements, including the American Nazi Party, the John Birch Society, the Minutemen, the Church of Scientology, and the Church of Satan. In August 1970, he appeared before a Senate Investigations subcommittee holding hearings on bombings and terrorism. According to newspaper accounts, he suggested police and "concerned citizens" use bombs to wipe out "leftists," and recommended that student demonstrators be machine-gunned in the streets.
By the early 1970s he came to reject the political and religious groups of the 1960s, and began writing on homesteading and preparedness issues. He claims to have coined the term "survivalism" to refer to making preparations for a future collapse of society and/or a major disaster.
David Letterman invited him to appear on his show in the mid 1980s, but changed his mind at the last minute.
In the early 1990s, Saxon had a shortwave radio program over WRNO, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Saxon is the author, under his birth name "Don Sisco," of The Militant's Formulary. After his legal name change to Kurt Saxon, he authored the biker book Wheels of Rage, a partially fictitious, but mostly factual account of the San Fernando, California based Iron Cross MC, an Outlaw motorcycle club; the Poor Man's James Bond series of books on improvised weaponry; and Granddad's Wonderful Book of Chemistry as well as Granddad's Wonderful Book of Electricity, which are compilations of several out of print hobbyist booklets on home brew chemistry and electronics projects.
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