Reading Theodore Herzel, one of the foremost books in history to go from: 

pamphlet (book) > germinating idea > crowd-sourcing money > buy physical land > establish a state (i.e Israel).

@balajis.eth mentions this v eloquently.

Grand Vizier of Canterbury.
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yeah, with a few hiccups in between - still a historic feat. I cannot think of any other instance (modern or not) where a state was built, as opposed to handed out or partitioned, out of sheer will and private property

Retrospectively everything looks romantic, but took 50 yrs to go from first distribution to state creation.