It Can't Happen Here
By: Paulanne Simmons October 30,2020: In 1935, Sinclair Lewis published a novel called It Can't Happen Here. Written at the time fascism was on the rise in Europe, the novel was Lewis's attempt to alert Americans to the danger they faced in their own country. In it, he chronicles the ascent of Berzelius "Buzz" Winthrop, a populist demagogue who is elected president by promising a return to traditional values …
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