Murray Newton Rothbard was (1926-1995) an American economist and libertarian. Rothbard laid the ground for modern anarcho-capitalism, and wrote twenty-five books, many of which are available from the Ludwig von Mises Institute, both in PDF and paper format. * Man, Economy & State [1] * Ethics of Liberty [2] * For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto [3] A more extensive biography of Murray N. Rothbard is available at the Ludwig Von Mises Institute.