{"product_id":"it-cant-happen-here-sinclair-lewis-mass-market-paperback","title":"It Can't Happen Here -- Sinclair Lewis, Mass Market Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal.\"--Salon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of \u003ci\u003eMain Street, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBabbitt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArrowsmith\u003c\/i\u003e. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalled \"a message to thinking Americans\" by the\u003ci\u003e Springfield Republican\u003c\/i\u003e when it was published in 1935, \u003ci\u003eIt Can't Happen Here \u003c\/i\u003eis a shockingly prescient novel that remains as fresh and contemporary as today's news. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction by Michael Meyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e and an Afterword by Gary Scharnhorst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sinclair Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/7\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mass Market Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\" H x 4.2\" L x 1.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780451465641\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49533342810416,"sku":"9780451465641","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780451465641.jpg?v=1774823086","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/it-cant-happen-here-sinclair-lewis-mass-market-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}