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040			_aDLC _cMiD _dTxU-Hu _dDLC _beng
041			_aeng
050	0	0	_aPS3523.E94 _bI8 1938
100	1		_aLewis, Sinclair, _d1885-1954 _947985
245	1	0	_aIt can't happen here / _cSinclair Lewis; epilogue by Gary Scharnhorst ; introduction by Michael Meyer.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bSignet Classics, _c2014.
300			_a396 pages ; _c20 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aSinclair 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.
650		0	_aPresidents _xElection _vDrama.
650		0	_aAnti-fascist movements _vDrama.
650		0	_aNewspaper editors _vDrama.
650		0	_aDictators _vDrama.
650		0	_aFascists _vDrama.
651		0	_aVermont _vDrama.
651		0	_aCanada _vDrama.
655		7	_aPolitical plays. _2lcsh
655		7	_aDrama. _2lcgft _0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026297
700	1		_aScharnhorst, Gary _947983
700	1		_aMeyer, Michael, _d1945- _947984
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