The Discovery of Freedom: Man's Struggle Against Authority
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- Synopsis
- (from Introduction) This is a revolutionary work. It picks up and develops the individualistic aspects of the American political thought of Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Wilson, George Mason and others, which so strangely dropped into neglect in the aftermath of the French Revolution in the 1790s. Disregarding a few intellectuals who failed to excite the imaginations of their fellows, let alone any significant number of Americans, nothing of the originality and power of the American revolutionaries has appeared until the publication of this book. The Discovery of Freedom was first published during the Second World War. Rose Wilder Lane told me that the publishers made no effort to promote the book. Its total sales were tiny even for that period, and doubly so for a book written by a nationally known literary figure whose career had encompassed investigative journalism, the publication of hundreds of short stories and articles, and a number of recent novels that had placed high on the best seller lists. Nonetheless, the book did circulate, often dog-eared copies passed from hand to hand and did influence many people. Along with Ayn Rand's different approach to the basis of freedom, it was the seminal force creating the current wide trend toward individualistic views in America. Henry Grady Weaver produced an adaptation and popularization of the book, which appeared under the title The Mainspring of Human Progress, which subsequently sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
- Copyright:
- 1984
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 265 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780930073008
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 08/12/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Roger Lea MacBride
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Kari G
- Proofread By:
- mary stephens
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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