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It Can't Happen Here

By Sinclair Lewis, Michael Meyer (Introduction)
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By Sinclair Lewis, Michael Meyer (Introduction)
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History might not repeat itself, but it absolutely rhymes — this prescient and chilling story is as timely now as it was when first published 90 years ago. A populist president rises to power promising to return the country to its former greatness… before descending into tyranny and terrorism. 

It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical 1935 novel published during the rise of fascism in Europe. The novel describes the rise of Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a politician who defeats Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and is elected President of the United States, after fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values. After his election, Windrip takes complete control of the government and imposes a plutocratic/to...

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