Kurt Saxon

Kurt Saxon (born Donald Eugene Sisco; March 6, 1932 – August 16, 2021) was an American writer, radio host, survivalist and the author of The Poor Man's James Bond, a series of books on improvised weapons and munitions. He claimed to have coined the term "survivalist".

Early life He was born Donald Eugene Sisco on March 6, 1932, in Wichita, Kansas. Aiming to work in news, he was a journalist for the Taos News paper in New Mexico. He afterwards moved to Australia, which he discovered he hated, and became a sub-editor for an Australian women's magazine. He returned to the United States and finally became a copyeditor for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. When he returned to America, he worked odd jobs. For a time he was poor and survived off of welfare. the John Birch Society, and the Minutemen. He claimed he left the John Birch Society because they only cared about money, left the Minutemen because "all they did was run around in the desert", and left the Nazis because "all we did was drink too much". He claimed he changed his name to Kurt Saxon facing the senate hearing in 1970. He said this was to avoid embarrassing his relatives. to refer to those making preparations for a future collapse of society or a major disaster. The claim is disputed.

He got married in the 1980s.

Saxon died August 16, 2021. He was buried in McDaniel Cemetery in Lowell, Arkansas.

Books and periodicals In the mid 1960s he began writing and publishing works on survivalist topics. His writing was included in the collection Rants and Incendiary Tracts, one of only a few right wingers in the work. As his own publisher, Saxon advertised his work in such publications as the Berkeley Barb. In the year of 1982, he made a profit off his works. and money management fields. His 1976 book Medicines Like Granddad Used to Make was included in a U.S. Department of Health bibliography of medical history.

Selected works Books The Militant's Formulary. Atlan Formularies, 1971. Published under Saxon's birth name, Don Sisco. The Poor Man's James Bond: The Complete "Militant's Formulary" and Much, Much More. Atlan Formularies, 1972. How to Cut Your Food Bill by Half or More (City Survival During the Famine to Come). Atlan Formularies, 1973. [2nd ed.] The Instant Who's Who in the Bible. Atlan Formularies, 1974. Keeping Score on Modern Prophets. Alpena, AR: Atlan Formularies, 1974. The Poor Man's James Bond. Atlan Formularies, 1973. 4th ed. Wheels of Rage: The Story of the Iron Cross Motorcycle Club. Atlan Formularies, 1974. Fireworks & Explosives Like Granddad Used to Make. Atlan Formularies, 1975. Granddad's Wonderful Book of Chemistry. Eureka, CA: Atlan Formularies, 1975. Bar Drinks and Booze Like Granddad Used to Make. Atlan Formularies, 1976. Liquors and Soda Fountain Drinks Like Granddad Used To Make . Atlan Formularies, 1976. Medicines Like Granddad Used to Make. Atlan Formularies, 1976. Reprint of the Medical department section of Dr. Chase's Recipes; or, Information for Everybody, by A. W. Chase, and of selections from Dick’s Encyclopaedia of Practical Receipts and Processes, by W. B. Dick. Published in 1872 by Dick & Fitzgerald in New York, now with a new foreword by Kurt Saxon. Old Time Home Food Processing For Fun and Profit. Eureka, CA: Atlan Formularies, 1977. Survival Foods, Plus. Eureka, CA: Atlan Formularies, 1977. Classic Ghosts and Vampires. 1978. "Dedicated to Stanton Zaharoff La Vey." Root-Rot: Kurt Saxon's Answer to Alex Haley. Alpena, AR: Atlan Formularies, 1978. Critique of Alex Haley's book and TV series Roots Street Fighting: America's Martial Art. El Dorado, AK: Desert Publications, 1979. . Published under the pseudonym "George Carpenter". Granddad’s Wonderful Book of Electricity. Atlan Formularies, 1980. The New Improved Poor Man's James Bond. Atlan Formularies, 1988. [Revised ed.] The Poor Man's James Bond, Vol. 1. El Dorado, AR: Desert Publications, 1991. [Revised ed.] The Poor Man's James Bond, Vol.2. Desert Publications, 1992 The Poor Man's James Bond, Vol.3. Desert Publications, 1993 The Poor Man's James Bond, Vol.4. Desert Publications, 1991 The Poor Man's James Bond, Vol.5. Desert Publications, 1993 Granddad's Wonderful Book of Magic. Alpena, AR: Atlan Formularies, 2003. . Granddad's Wonderful Book of Toys. Atlan Formularies. [Undated.]

Book contributions "Investing in Survival." In: Black, Bob. Rants and Incendiary Tracts: Voices of Desperate Illumination 1558–Present. Amok Press, Loompanics Unlimited, 1988.

Periodicals Shoestring Entrepreneur. "Kurt Saxons Journal of Home Business." Formerly The Survivor. vol. 1, no. 1 (1993) vol. 1, no. 2 (1994) The Survivor. . vol. 1, no. 1–12 (1976) vol. 2, no. 1–12 (1977) vol. 3, no. 1–12 (1978) vol. 4, no. 1–12 (1979) vol. 5, no. 1–12 (1981) vol. 6, no. 1–12 (1988) vol. 7, no. 1–12 (1988) vol. 8, no. 1–12 (1992) vol. 9, no. 1–12 vol. 10, no. 1–12 The Poor Man's Armorer. "The only magazine of improvised weaponry." . vol. 1, no. 1–4 (1978) vol. 2, no. 1–4 (1979–1981) vol. 3, no. 1–4 (1983–1985) U.S. Militia. "The only magazine for community defense." . vol. 1, no. 1 (1993) vol. 1, no. 2 (1993) vol. 1, no. 3 (1993) vol. 1, no. 4 (1994) The Weaponeer. . Full collection (1984)