{"product_id":"9781770463417","title":"Credo : The Rose Wilder Lane Story","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCredo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter Bagge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe life story of the feminist founder of the American libertarian movement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Bagge returns with a biography of another fascinating twentieth-century trailblazer—the writer, feminist, war correspondent, and libertarian Rose Wilder Lane. Following the popularity and critical acclaim of \u003ci\u003eWoman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCredo: The Rose Wilder Lane Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced, charming, informative look at the brilliant Lane. Highly accomplished, she was a founder of the American libertarian movement and a champion of her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder, in bringing the classic Little House on the Prairie series to the American public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Sanger and Hurston, Lane was an advocate for women’s rights who led by example, challenging norms in her personal and professional life. Anti-government and anti-marriage, Lane didn’t think that gender should hold anyone back from experiencing all the world had to offer. Though less well-known today, in her lifetime she was one of the highest-paid female writers in America and a political and literary luminary, friends with Herbert Hoover, Dorothy Thompson, Sinclair Lewis, and Ayn Rand, to name a few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBagge’s portrait of Lane is heartfelt and affectionate, probing into the personal roots of her rugged individualism. \u003ci\u003eCredo\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply researched dive into a historical figure whose contributions to American society are all around us, from the books we read to the politics we debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cartoonist Peter Bagge illustrates Lane's hurly-burly life in his own inimitable way.”—\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Those who savor tales of adventurous real-life women will enjoy Bagge’s tribute, whether they have dived into Little House or not.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bagge is known for creating graphic biographies of fascinating women… [\u003ci\u003eCredo\u003c\/i\u003e] will remind readers Lane was a celebrated writer in her own right (and likely did an enormous amount of editing to her mother's manuscripts).”—\u003ci\u003eShondaland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lane was a revolutionary.”—\u003ci\u003eReason Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peter Bagge is out with his third biography of a (currently) relatively unknown feminist trailblazer.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This loopy, frantic, and personality-packed tribute is fitting for one of America’s lesser-known gonzo feminist writers.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What Bagge has fashioned is a layered picture of a woman who was so far ahead of her time, it’s fair to say in 2019 her moment is still decades away.”—\u003ci\u003eLondon Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bagge approaches [Rose Wilder Lane’s] story with his trademark rubbery style and a spiky wit.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Scotland Herald \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The delightfully loopy, cartoony drawings tell us not to take Lane as seriously as she took herself.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781770463417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40683187699918,"sku":"9781770463417","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_32d97a72-924d-4aa8-ba23-cf4cdae34b8d.jpg?v=1640145023","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781770463417","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}