"How Does Federal Government Own so much Land in the Western US?" -New Book Exposes the Hidden Battle of the Western States against Powerful Factions

A bold and unflinching examination of how these powerful factions altered the program and stole the original trust the founders intended to benefit to the American people.

ATLANTA, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In an era of increasing land use policies, American home ownership crises, and a collapse of any domestic resource extraction and supply chains, The History of Federal Lands in the United States by Ron Nielsen arrives like a thunderclap, cutting through centuries of myth to expose the raw and often violent struggle over who and more importantly *how * the federal government claims to own 640 million acres in the domestic US and the constant attempt to apply the government's article 1, section 8, clause 17 power to the entire stockpile outside of Washington DC.

Released to critical buzz and already igniting spirited conversations among historians, policymakers, and activists, Nielsen's provocative work challenges everything you thought you knew about federal property ownership in the U.S. - from colonial conquest to redlining, treaties, homesteading, and the mandate of the land disposal program.

"In practice, the twelve western states should have eventually looked like Illinois, with most land being privately owned and the state and federal governments retaining small amounts for public and administrative purposes." writes Nielsen. **"The federal government certainly should not claim 61% ownership (Idaho as an example) of the lands in any western state with the intent to own and hold said quantities ** ad-infinitum ."

With an incisive blend of academic rigor and compelling narrative, Nielsen traces the evolution of the land program from the first acquisition in 1783, to the present. He dives deep into the legal architecture and policy that shaped westward expansion, the settling of the territories, and the rise of corporate control over resource rich rural landscapes. Each chapter reads like a detective story, unraveling how foundational land policies have disproportionately benefited the wealthy and marginalized the poor.

A Nation Built on Displacement and Deals

Nielsen's book is unflinching in its revelations. From the to the Homestead Act's manipulation by speculators, the dismantling of domestic resource extraction and from economic stimulus policies built into the newly acquired lands to today's controversial land grabs by private equity firms, The History of Federal Lands in the United States shows how the American dream of land ownership has often been anything but equitable.

But Nielsen doesn't stop at critique. The book offers a hopeful, action-oriented perspective, exploring grassroots activism, and community-led development efforts that are challenging entrenched systems of power. The overarching goal Nielsen puts forward encompasses a re-examination of the intention of the land program with an emphasis on building a strong and vibrant domestic resource extraction and supply chain that will propel the United States into the next era of global competition. This timely work throws the federal land door wide open just as the country faces a potential economic tsunami, and points to the promise of 'resurgence' of national cohesion and unity.

An Urgent Wake-Up Call

At a time when federal land projects are rising and environmental justice lays siege to the intention of the land program, Nielsen's work provides a crucial lens through which to understand America's fractured past and imagine a more equitable future. As Americans now struggle with a fiat money system that appears to have been seized by an elite class to work for them and against the common man, hard assets such as Gold and silver are becoming mandatory holdings to avoid the dangers of third-party counter risk.

The current momentum of gold points to a "Gold-Buffalo future" for America, and a potential way out of what may turn into a catastrophic economic failure. It's almost as if this potential scenario was seen ahead of time and then accounted for by keeping large reserves of these metals in the western states in the ground for just such a moment.

Whether you're a student, activist, policy expert, or simply a citizen concerned about your place in the American landscape, The History of Federal Lands in the United States is a must-read.

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Ronald Lynn Nielsen is the President of Nanotech Corporation, a mining-adjacent chemistry and precious metals services and consulting company based out of Elk City, Idaho.

SOURCE Nano Tech Corporation