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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.com70THE EDUCATION OF AYN RAND, 1905–1943After an initial introduction by Pollock, Rand and Emery met threetimes during a visit he paid to New York. Emery was deeply impressedby Rand. Her passion, clarity, and literary talents overwhelmed him, andhe immediately pledged his support for the new organization.Small business owners like Emery would always be among Rand’smost consistent fans. Her emphasis on economic individualism coupledwith her newfound patriotism resonated powerfully with politically conservativebusiness owners. When she showed Emery her “Manifesto,” hewanted the NSBMA to publish it. He passed it on to his friend MonroeShakespeare, the owner of a Michigan-based company that manufacturedfine fishing tackle. Shakespeare was similarly enthusiastic. Hewrote Emery, “What do we have to do to get this Individualist Manifestoavailable for publication? I had a speaking engagement before the luncheonclub at Three Rivers this past week and I condensed that down toa half-hour presentation and they were wild about it. They would havebeen twice as wild, if possible, if they could have seen the whole thing.” 6Soon Shakespeare was corresponding with Rand too.Although Rand spoke in the coded language of individualism, herbusiness audience immediately sensed the political import of her ideas.Many correctly assumed that her defense of individualism was an implicitargument against expanded government and New Deal reforms. Randwas a powerful polemicist because she set these arguments in termsboth abstract and moral. She flew above the grubby sphere of partisanpolitics, using the language of right and wrong, the scope and scale ofhistory to justify her conclusions.We the Living was another effective weapon in Rand’s arsenal. Itestablished her, at least among political conservatives, as an expert onSoviet Russia and a living example of American superiority. After readingthe novel Emery wrote her an emotional letter describing his reaction:“I thought I was one of the few who was really awake. I thoughtI knew and appreciated what we have, but I know now that I was at leasthalf asleep.” 7 Midway through the novel Emery paused to inspect his fullrefrigerator, newly grateful for the bounty contained therein.As the “names” came in, Rand began telephoning and visiting potentialrecruits in the New York area. She visited Ruth Alexander, a Hearstcolumnist known for her conservative views, and briefly summarizedthe main points of the “Manifesto.” Alexander agreed to support the