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The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth (2004)
★3.60(117)
Like 'It Can't Happen Here,' this offers a chilling alternate history of American politics.
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it cant happen here
by sinclair lewis (1935)
★3.69(72 ratings)
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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This non-fiction work, like 'It Can't Happen Here,' warns against authoritarianism.
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The Iron Heel
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This dystopian novel shares the ominous political descent seen in 'It Can't Happen Here'.
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Like 'It Can't Happen Here,' this examines how ordinary people become complicit in tyranny.
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