Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of Darkness

by Timothy Sandefur

Book Overview

In 1943, three books appeared that changed American politics forever: Isabel Paterson's The God of the Machine, Rose Wilder Lane's The Discovery of Freedom, and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. Together, they laid the groundwork for what became the modern libertarian movement.

Even more striking were the women behind these books: Paterson, a brilliant but misanthropic journalist whose weekly column made her one of the nation's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1952223431
• ISBN13: 9781952223433
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Cato Institute
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 5.9" x 8.6"