There's a new little book of fiction out by a writer named Nova called, "American Apocalypse." It's a wild west scenario with the second American depression (D2) as a backdrop. I really enjoyed it, although it was pretty grim at times. It would likely make a good action movie (much better than the slow paced collapse flicks we usually get) given the well constructed plot arc, the believable environment (about the same as today but dirtier), and the number of shootouts/choreographed violence it is able to fold in (without being gratuitous).
Here's a little more detail on the backdrop of the book. The US is gutted economically, in a fashion very similar to how the USSR fell (hint: not by terrorism, EMP blasts, warfare, drugs, environmental collapse, peak oil, etc.). How? US elites simply shift their loyalties to the global economic system and loot the country on their way out the door. This defection causes a slow but inexorable economic collapse. Incomes decline, the well off bunker themselves (transferring wealth out), fiat currency weakens/fails, pensions evaporate, and the government is ineffective (particularly as government employees are let go in floods due to a lack of funds to pay them).
Against this backdrop, the protagonist starts as both unemployed and homeless -- completely unequipped for the new environment. As things get worse, he develops survival skills, particularly fighting skills. Over time, he rises to become a law man in his suburban section of Virginia (that is until the dictatorship arrives).
It's worth a read on two levels. It's a well written story about the rise of a gunslinger. It's also a good description of what resilient communities can help avoid.
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