It can't happen here;: a novel,
(Book)
Author:
Published:
Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
3 pages l., 458 pages 21 cm.
Status:
Description
The only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith, It Can't Happen Here is an alarming, eerily timeless work. The Chicago Tribune described the book as "written at a white heat," for Lewis was outraged as he created it, tormented by Hitler's aggression, the murderous events in Franco's Spain, and nationalism rising in America. This book remains a warning about the fragility of democarcy, juxtaposing hilarious satires with a blow-by-blow description of a president saving the country from welfare cheaters, sex, crime, and a liberal press by becoming a dictator. Military spokeman General Edgeways and Republican Party activist Mrs. Adelaide Tarr Gimmiitch sound as fresh as a CNN broadcast, and the events - from Supreme Court nominations to blasts at the media - appear totally contemporary. A man ahead of his time, Sinclair Lewis profoundly understood the American character and ripped away smug platitudes to give readers truth. In 1935, the Springfield Republican called It Can't Happen Here "a message to thinking Americans." Thinking Americans still need to hear it.
Copies
Location
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Guilford Adult Fiction
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Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC LEW
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Language:
English
Notes
General Note
"First edition."
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Lewis, S. (1935). It can't happen here: a novel. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. 1935. It Can't Happen Here: A Novel. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951, It Can't Happen Here: A Novel. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1935.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lewis, Sinclair. It Can't Happen Here: A Novel. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1935.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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