It Can't Happen Here

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English language

Published Nov. 19, 1939 by Triangle Books.

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5 stars (1 review)

It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical American political novel published in 1935. It's Plot centers around newspaperman Doremus Jessup's struggle against the fascist regime of America' new president, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip. Windripis elected on a platform promising to restore prosperity and $5,000 a year for all citizens. Once in office, however, he becomes a dictator, among other things, putting his enemies in concentration camps.

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reviewed It Can't Happen Here (Signet Classics) by Sinclair Lewis

An excellent and relevant read

5 stars

This book serves as an incredible point of reference for our current time, and gives a view into the political environment of the 1930s that gave rise to authoritarian governments in Europe, and might have in the U.S., too, despite the sentiment of many that "It Can't Happen Here".

This is a story that is well written and also carries a great message of the importance of not being complacent when witnessing the rise of authoritarianism in your own country.