Ayn Rand's 'ATLAS Shrugged' is a 1957 novel that follows the story of Dagny Taggart, a woman who runs a railroad company, and her struggle against a society that is slowly crumbling due to government regulations. The title of the novel is a reference to ATLAS, the Greek Titan who was tasked with holding up the sky. The term AYN RAND'S 'ATLAS SHRUGGED' is a five-letter solution to a crossword puzzle, with the answer being ATLAS.