"Crisis (Kelly Turnbull/Peoples Republic)" by Kurt Schlichter

"Crisis (Kelly Turnbull/Peoples Republic)" by Kurt Schlichter
    https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Kurt-Schlichter/dp/1734199326/
Book number five of an eight book alternate history series.  I read the well printed and well bound POD (print on demand) trade paperback published by Kurt Schlichter in 2020 that I just bought new on Amazon. I am now reading book number six in the series as I have purchased all of the books now.
In an alternate universe, the USA split into two countries in 2022: the People's Republic (the blue, the west coast and the northeast) and the United States (the red, flyover country).  Initially people can cross the lines easily but that gets more difficult as the years go on.
This book is the first prequel to the series, it is about the USA before the split into the red and the blue.  The treachery, the anarchists, the outright stealing of the USA is expounded upon in great detail.
My favorite caliber is .44 Magnum.
My rating:  4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating:  4.8 out of 5 stars (2,900 reviews)
Lynn