Bibliograph

It can't happen here, Sinclair Lewis ; with an introduction by Michael Meyer and a new afterword by Gary Scharnhorst

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Label

It can't happen here, Sinclair Lewis ; with an introduction by Michael Meyer and a new afterword by Gary Scharnhorst

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-397)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

It can't happen here

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

899138067

Responsibility statement

Sinclair Lewis ; with an introduction by Michael Meyer and a new afterword by Gary Scharnhorst

Summary

A cautionary tale about the rise of fascism in the United States first published in 1935. During the presidential election of 1936, Doremus Jessup, a newspaper editor, observes with dismay that many of the people he knows support the candidacy of a fascist, Berzelius Windrip. When Windrip wins the election, he forcibly gains control of Congress and the Supreme Court, and, with the aid of his personal paramilitary storm troopers, turns the United States into a totalitarian state. Jessup opposes him, is captured, and escapes to Canada

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