TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis,Sinclair
AU  - Scharnhorst,Gary
AU  - Meyer,Michael
TI  - It can't happen here
SN  - 9780451465641
AV  - PS3523.E94 I8 1938
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Signet Classics
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Election
KW  - Drama
KW  - Anti-fascist movements
KW  - Newspaper editors
KW  - Dictators
KW  - Fascists
KW  - Vermont
KW  - Canada
KW  - Political plays
KW  - lcsh
KW  - lcgft
N2  - Sinclair Lewis's "It Can't Happen Here" is a chillingly prophetic political satire that chronicles the rise of Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a populist demagogue who wins the American presidency by promising to restore prosperity and traditional values. Once in power, Windrip quickly dismantles democratic institutions, replaces the judiciary with military courts, and enforces a fascist regime through his private militia, the "Minute Men." The narrative follows Doremus Jessup, a liberal newspaper editor from Vermont, as he evolves from a skeptical observer to a leader in the underground resistance, ultimately illustrating that even a nation built on liberty is not immune to the siren song of authoritarianism and the erosion of civil rights
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