![]() The Americans broke from the idea that dominated all over human history that they must depend on some overarching authority in government to grant them well being, and thus when good happens, we owe ever more to the powers that be. She sought to highlight the difference it made in America that the individual was permitted freedom from government authority. It's no wonder: here we have an eloquent hymn to human energy and its creative power. When Arno Press asked Murray Rothbard to pick out a library for reprinting, he included The Discovery of Freedom in it. In fact, Robert LeFevre called it "one of the most influential books of the 20th century." This is her non-fiction book (1943), one that had a huge impact on American libertarian thought in the 20th century. Regardless, she was a great intellectual, writer, and editor in her own right, and was even one of the highest paid writers in the US during her days as a journalist, war correspondent, and novelist. ![]() What an American original was Rose Wilder Lane! What a treasure! She lived from 1886 until 1968, the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and widely considered a silent collaborator on the Little House series. ![]() With new forewords by Roger Lea MacBride and Hans F. ![]()
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