It can't happen here

383 pages

English language

Published Nov. 28, 2005 by New American Library.

ISBN:
978-0-451-21658-8
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It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical American political novel published in 1935. It's Plot centers around newspaperman Doremus Jessup's struggle against the fascist regime of America' new president, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip. Windripis elected on a platform promising to restore prosperity and $5,000 a year for all citizens. Once in office, however, he becomes a dictator, among other things, putting his enemies in concentration camps.

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Subjects

  • Presidents -- United States -- Fiction
  • Presidents -- Election -- Fiction
  • Anti-fascist movements -- Fiction
  • Newspaper editors -- Fiction
  • Dictators -- Fiction
  • Fascists -- Fiction