It Can't Happen Here
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover for "It Can't Happen Here"
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for
Average user rating: 4.2 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(2)
4 star
 
(3)
3 star
 
(1)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Author:
Lewis, Sinclair
Author of afterword, colophon, etc.:
Scharnhorst, Gary
Author of introduction, etc.:
Meyer, Michael
Status:
Available from OverDrive

Also in This Series

More Details

Published:
Penguin Publishing Group 2014
Format:
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
01/07/2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780698152700
ASIN:
B00DGZKU88

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Copy Details

LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection41

There are 9 holds on this title.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Sinclair Lewis. (2014). It Can't Happen Here. Penguin Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Sinclair Lewis. 2014. It Can't Happen Here. Penguin Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here. Penguin Publishing Group, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Sinclair Lewis. It Can't Happen Here. Penguin Publishing Group, 2014.

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.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
ecbc4c20-6549-2e54-c19f-9ef14d34f042
Go To Grouped Work

API Extraction Dates

Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Aug 12, 2016 18:33:21
Date Updated:
Nov 15, 2017 23:41:14
Last Metadata Check:
May 14, 2025 10:46:40
Last Metadata Change:
May 11, 2025 05:54:33
Last Availability Check:
May 14, 2025 10:46:40
Last Availability Change:
May 14, 2025 10:46:40
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
May 15, 2025 05:07:22

OverDrive Product Record

sortTitle
It Cant Happen Here
crossRefId
1337056
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1523-1/{DEA333C6-32E8-4FEA-B8A5-3C733C7EDDDA}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1523-1/{DEA333C6-32E8-4FEA-B8A5-3C733C7EDDDA}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1523-1/DEA/333/C6/{DEA333C6-32E8-4FEA-B8A5-3C733C7EDDDA}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1523-1/DEA/333/C6/{DEA333C6-32E8-4FEA-B8A5-3C733C7EDDDA}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780698152700
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B00DGZKU88
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780698152700
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Sinclair Lewis
id
dea333c6-32e8-4fea-b8a5-3c733c7eddda
title
It Can't Happen Here
starRating
3.7
dateAdded
2016-08-12T14:46:00-04:00
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=426&titleID=1337056
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Wake County Public Libraries (NC)
          • id: 1893

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: ItCantHappenHere_1337056
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B00DGZKU88
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 1/7/2014
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/it-can-t-happen?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: ItCantHappenHere_9780698152700_1337056
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780698152700
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 1/7/2014
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/it-can-t-happen?.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: American Politics
      • value: Political
      • value: dystopian
      • value: politics
      • value: literary fiction
      • value: classic fiction
      • value: classic
      • value: American
      • value: Military
      • value: trump
      • value: Historical Fiction
      • value: Classics
      • value: democracy
      • value: Election
      • value: political fiction
      • value: patriots
      • value: fascism
      • value: Totalitarianism
      • value: dystopia
      • value: classic literature
      • value: Economics
      • value: Alternate History
      • value: freedom
      • value: Timothy Snyder
      • value: dystopian fiction
      • value: sinclair lewis
      • value: political books
      • value: It Can't Happen Here
      • value: classic novels
      • value: classics books
      • value: classic books
      • value: signet classics
      • value: facism
      • value: it cant happen here
      • value: anti trump gifts
      • value: it can't happen here sinclair lewis
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Lewis, Sinclair
      • name: Sinclair Lewis
      • role: Author of introduction, etc.
      • fileAs: Meyer, Michael
      • name: Michael Meyer
      • role: Author of afterword, colophon, etc.
      • fileAs: Scharnhorst, Gary
      • name: Gary Scharnhorst
imprint
Signet
publishDate
2014-01-07T00:00:00Z
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
It Can't Happen Here
fullDescription
“The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal.”—Salon
It Can’t Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis’s later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America.
Written 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.
Called “a message to thinking Americans” by the Springfield Republican when it was published in 1935, It Can’t Happen Here is a shockingly prescient novel that remains as fresh and contemporary as today’s news.
Includes an Introduction by Michael Meyer
and an Afterword by Gary Scharnhorst
popularity
8055
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/L1BLQAAAA2a/products/dea333c6-32e8-4fea-b8a5-3c733c7eddda/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
    • shareInLibby:
        • href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=4GYUAAWUhr4
        • type: text/HTML
id
dea333c6-32e8-4fea-b8a5-3c733c7eddda
starRating
3.6
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1523-1/{DEA333C6-32E8-4FEA-B8A5-3C733C7EDDDA}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1523-1/{DEA333C6-32E8-4FEA-B8A5-3C733C7EDDDA}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1523-1/DEA/333/C6/{DEA333C6-32E8-4FEA-B8A5-3C733C7EDDDA}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1523-1/DEA/333/C6/{DEA333C6-32E8-4FEA-B8A5-3C733C7EDDDA}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Classic Literature
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Literature
      • value: Historical Fiction
publishDateText
01/07/2014
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780451465641
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
“The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal.”—Salon
It Can’t Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis’s later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America.
Written 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.
Called “a message to thinking Americans” by the Springfield Republican when it was published in 1935, It Can’t Happen Here is a shockingly prescient novel that remains as fresh and contemporary as today’s news.
Includes an Introduction by...
sortTitle
It Cant Happen Here
crossRefId
1337056
classifications
    publisher
    Penguin Publishing Group
    bisacCodes
        • code: FIC004000
        • description: Fiction / Classics
        • code: FIC014000
        • description: FICTION / Historical / General
        • code: FIC037000
        • description: Fiction / Political

    Formats

    Kindle Book
    Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
    Sample 
    OverDrive Read
    Sample 
    Need Help?
    If you are having problem using our eCollection, please visit our support center.

    Borrower Reviews