It Can't Happen Here

by Lewis, Sinclair
ISBN: 9780451465641
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"The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal."--Salon

It Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America.

Written during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator to save the nation from welfare cheats, sex, crime, and a liberal press.

Called "a message to thinking Americans" by the Springfield Republican when it was published in 1935, It Can't Happen Here is a shockingly prescient novel that remains as fresh and contemporary as today's news.

With an Introduction by Michael Meyer
and an Afterword by Gary Scharnhorst

  • Format: MassMarketPaperback
  • Author: Lewis, Sinclair
  • ISBN: 9780451465641
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.40 x 1.20
  • Number Of Pages: 397
  • Publication Year: 2014

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  • Prescient novel by major American writer about possibility of authoritarian rule in U.S.

    Stephen M. - 6 years 1 month ago

    This is a classic novel by a major America writer. It is a great warning that an authoritarian leader can take over America if the warning signs are ignored. The paperback edition is very affordable and well worth the price.