The Dazzling Vera Galt
A reader who was captivated by Vera Galt, the daughter of Henry Galt from Garet Garrett's The Driver, sent in this picture to Mises.org. In her dress and manner she attempted capture Vera's intelligence, independence, modernity, and strength of mind.
As readers know, the book is set early in the twentieth century, and explores the culture of wealth on Wall Street. Vera as a character is so well developed in the book, and provides some of the highest drama, particularly in her radical art purchases.
Not sure how much of the plot to reveal, but she is also prone to flights of fury -- and at the expense of a very pricey piece of art! But the reader is drawn to her ways, and who can't be disappointed at the end when the narrator marries her sister. But perhaps this was as Vera would have it!
Thank you for this photo!
Comments (9)
Tom Woods
This woman looks strangely familiar....
Published: September 22, 2007 3:56 PM
Christopher Hettinger
I feel out of the loop, someone's daughter?
Published: September 22, 2007 9:16 PM
jeffrey
She is a student who has come to a Mises program, but didn't want her name used. The main thing is that she loved the Driver!
Published: September 22, 2007 9:30 PM
nick gray
Vera GALT? Giving rise to a John Galt, who plays a part in Atlas Shrugged? I often wondered where the name came from.
Published: September 23, 2007 10:26 PM
jeffrey
She is the daughter of Henry Galt - a brilliant Wall Street speculator who takes over a railroad, builds and empire and then gets attack by government in cahoots with envious competitors. The book by Garet Garrett was written in 1921.
Published: September 24, 2007 5:48 AM
Sag
Jeff, I'm trying to keep up with all this great stuff you keep publishing. I was going to hold off on The Driver but I will have to read faster.
Published: September 24, 2007 1:03 PM
Christopher Hettinger
I want Leftism: Revisited by Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn republished. It's so terribly expensive for the out of print copy.
Published: September 24, 2007 3:56 PM
Koen
Christopher, it's only $24 on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/Leftism-Revisited-Sade-Marx-Hitler/dp/0895265370
Published: September 24, 2007 9:36 PM
lester
nice tribute but I think it doesn't look much like a photo of a woman from a hundred years ago so the suspension of disbelief is an obstacle.
Published: September 25, 2007 2:11 PM