Author Brian Doherty found dead at California park after apparent fall

Author Brian Doherty was found dead in a Bay Area park after a presumed fall.

The 57-year-old was found at Battery Yates, a historic landmark in Marin County’s Sausalito, last week, according to Reason Magazine, where he worked as a senior editor.

Brian Doherty died after a presumed fall.

It happened at the historic Battery Yates park in Marin County’s Sausalito. Getty Images

Doherty is believed to have fallen last Thursday night after attending an art gathering held atop the park’s historic concrete military defense structures, SFGATE reported.

He was widely recognized for writing extensively about the evolution of libertarian thought, most notably in his 2008 book “Radicals for Capitalism,” which traces the development of the modern American libertarian movement.

In a tribute, David Nott described him as the movement’s go-to historian, noting that he had a unique ability to vividly and thoroughly capture the personalities and stories that shaped libertarianism.

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