{"product_id":"cant-happen-here-sinclair-lewis-9780451465641","title":"It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWith an Introduction by Michael Meyer and an Afterword by Gary Scharnhorst\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Salon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt Can’t Happen Here\u003c\/em\u003e is the only one of Sinclair Lewis’s later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler’s aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator to save the nation from welfare cheats, sex, crime, and a liberal press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eCalled “a message to thinking Americans” by the Springfield Republican when it was published in 1935, \u003cem\u003eIt Can’t Happen Here\u003c\/em\u003e is a shockingly prescient novel that remains as fresh and contemporary as today’s news.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502714851643,"sku":"0451465644","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780451465641.jpg?v=1776162828","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/cant-happen-here-sinclair-lewis-9780451465641","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}