IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE (1961; DELL Paperback #S-19; the Great, Prophetic Novel About the Coming of Totalitarianism to America) The 1935 Novel that foreshadowed Donald Trumps authoritarian appeal
by LEWIS, SINCLAIR (1885-1951) (Introduction by Mark Schorer)
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Canada: Dell Books., 1961. Book. Illus. by Howard Terpning Painted Cover.. Very Good to Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed 1st Printing.. November 1961; First Paperback Edition 1st Printing; DELL Paperback #S-19; 382 Pages; Printed in CANADA. >>> Complete and Unabridged, soft cover edition; >> Sinclair Lewis SHOCKING, Unforgettable Picture of the UNITED STATES in the IRON GRIP of a Native-Born One-Hundred-Percent AMERICAN DICTATOR, ** Wikipedia = It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical 1935 political 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 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/totalitarian rule with the help of a ruthless paramilitary force, in the manner of Adolf Hitler and the SS. The novel's plot centers on journalist Doremus Jessup's opposition to the new regime and his subsequent struggle against it as part of a liberal rebellion. Reviewers at the time, and literary critics ever since, have emphasized the connection with Louisiana politician Huey Long, who was preparing to run for president in the 1936 election when he was assassinated in 1935 just prior to the novel's publication. ** MALCOLM HARRIS (Salon) = Amid the 80th anniversary of Sinclair Lewis's anti-fascist tome, Trump's campaign makes Lewis look prophetic = "The 1935 Novel that foreshadowed Donald Trumps authoritarian appeal." >> Minor cover scuffing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall..
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It is the presidential election of 1936. America has just elected Berzelius Windrip to the presidency, and his popularity gives way as his fascist policies turn the U.S. into a totalitarian state as he strives to cleanse America of welfare cheats, promiscuity, crime and liberal media. "He was an actor of genius. There was no more overwhelming actor on the stage, in the motion pictures, nor even in the pulpit. He would whirl arms, bang tables, glare from mad eyes, vomit Biblical wrath from a gaping mouth; but he would also coo like a nursing mother, beseech like an aching lover, and in between tricks would coldly and almost contemptuously jab his crowds with figures and facts — figures and facts that were inescapable even when, as often happened, they were entirely incorrect."
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- Title
- IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE (1961; DELL Paperback #S-19; the Great, Prophetic Novel About the Coming of Totalitarianism to America) The 1935 Novel that foreshadowed Donald Trumps authoritarian appeal
- Author
- LEWIS, SINCLAIR (1885-1951) (Introduction by Mark Schorer)
- Illustrator
- Howard Terpning Painted Cover.
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good to Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Ed 1st Printing.
- Publisher
- Dell Books.
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1961
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- Literature;
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