For the last couple of years, I’ve been collecting antique books. This weekend, the latest addition to my collection - “It Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis - arrived. - ThreadSky

shraderlove.bsky.social•42 days ago

Ominous indeed

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docrodi.bsky.social•42 days ago

Good read 👍

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4fleurandfriends.bsky.social•42 days ago

Wow. The timing.

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justinstodola.bsky.social•41 days ago

Yep. Read it myself for the first time in 2016.

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mrtoads.bsky.social•42 days ago

The joke’s on him!
(Yes, I know..)

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dirtycowboy79.bsky.social•42 days ago

I have that on audible. Scary how nearly 100 years after it takes place we are now in it.

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drawsacat.bsky.social•42 days ago

Nice

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pj-irwin.bsky.social•42 days ago

I bought that right after TFG was elected the last time. Good choice.

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hoping4betterdays.bsky.social•41 days ago

Can someone please give me a list of history books to collect before they get banned?

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bennevis.bsky.social•42 days ago

Churnalists should start with https://archive.org/details/cu31924026364251/page/n2/mode/1up to understand their contribution

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thehonestfaith.bsky.social•42 days ago

Placed a hold on Libby 🤗

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ebaudelaire.bsky.social•42 days ago

I read that during the first time around.

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malcolmdixon59.bsky.social•41 days ago

In case of interest, BBC Radio 4 dramatized this book towards around election time last year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023pbn

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auntiegrizelda.bsky.social•42 days ago

Just purchased a new copy. Not as sweet as yours, but a timely read.

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pkat45.bsky.social•42 days ago

Yep, That one comes to mind.

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sethp-grumpygoat.bsky.social•42 days ago

Not antique. But free:

https://freeditorial.com/en/books/it-can-t-happen-here

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johngage1.bsky.social•42 days ago

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tantzu.bsky.social•42 days ago

I should get a copy.

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nikolbh.bsky.social•42 days ago

It's a great book! Also, frighteningly timely and accurate.

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wolfbear7.bsky.social•41 days ago

It should be read with “Oh, he won’t do That”.

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tracilaw.bsky.social•42 days ago

I just read the synopsis. 😬

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subversivegranny.bsky.social•42 days ago

Not one of his best books, but worth a read if you’re never read it before.

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feralg33k.bsky.social•42 days ago

Acquired this recently via #littlefreelibrary book exchange. I want to read that #SinclairLewis one too. I’ll check my #LocalLibrary today

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feralg33k.bsky.social•41 days ago

Back cover of “Can it Happen Here?”

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virginiahall32.bsky.social•42 days ago

Fitting.

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onefabulousrascal.bsky.social•42 days ago

A must read. The parallels with today are eye-opening. Multiple copies are available free via Libby, both print and audio, at least through our library system (Multnomah Libraries, Portland)

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geraniumteacup.bsky.social•42 days ago

Also a timely reminder to read Sinclair Lewis' 'Babbitt' and 'Elmer Gantry'.

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markrock666.bsky.social•42 days ago

Babbitt is absolutely in my Top Five Books EVARRR.

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gibbsmoryss.bsky.social•42 days ago

I've got a fairly recent reprint in my TBR stacks.

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danielchernau.bsky.social•42 days ago

Perfect timing

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hectoroftroy.bsky.social•42 days ago

“All the President’s Men” could be next in your collection.

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dbhoosier.bsky.social•42 days ago

Read it once. Should probably read it again.

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professorfate.bsky.social•42 days ago

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citizen4democracy.bsky.social•42 days ago

Please watch and share:

https://youtu.be/fF22jp2VBJg?si=RRKccZkay-fyJtbZ

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thatamerican.bsky.social•42 days ago

I LOve it when the left keeps running its same old bullshit scam.
Weren't you guys playing this when the Rosenbergs your friendly leftist Russian Spies, stole the Nuclear secrets and gave them to the USSR. You fucking assholes.

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suomikim.bsky.social•42 days ago

Well, that's a timely acquisition...

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dudouski120.bsky.social•42 days ago

You gotta a lot of work to do the next 4 years, I wish you great success.

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bluesp1r1t.bsky.social•41 days ago

I have a bunch of antique books. don’t know what to do with them?

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hopefulme2.bsky.social•42 days ago

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babciabolla.bsky.social•42 days ago

Wow

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factsmustwin.bsky.social•41 days ago

Good you got a physical copy, Bezos will probably have the Kindle edition I bought removed soon

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bluebaby2.bsky.social•42 days ago

I love antique books. I have my grandfather's history book from 1894. The 1st page explains that no one has written about America's history before. It's one of the 1st history books written. It's absolutely amazing.

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faworki.bsky.social•42 days ago

This is one of those books that should be on the required reading list for High School students.. but probably get banned by the lunatics who can’t read.

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annerooney.bsky.social•42 days ago

It's must-read. But Lewis's Americans can escape to Canada; hadn't been annexed

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chummychumlee.bsky.social•42 days ago

Well. Irony apparently is NOT dead.

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germainek.bsky.social•42 days ago

"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."

You can download it here for free:
https://annas-archive.org/md5/f8a3b53bf80e0528ff167969a650589f

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suomikim.bsky.social•42 days ago

The hero I didn't realize I needed 😜

/downloaded thx

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germainek.bsky.social•42 days ago

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chaostosurreal.bsky.social•42 days ago

I collect first editions. That’s a great find!

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arbookworm.bsky.social•42 days ago

Such a great book! Congrats on the new acquisition! May the current generation and future generations learn to spot the Senator Windrips in their midst and learn from the examples of those who stood against them.

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christieh60.bsky.social•42 days ago

Perfect timing 😔

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pittipapa.bsky.social•42 days ago

I read it nine years ago and realized it was the Trump blueprint. Still is. I wonder if he will wind up like Buzz Windrip.

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ohhjim.bsky.social•42 days ago

I read it recently. Amazing…and sad.

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kaw-art.bsky.social•42 days ago

I found a copy myself in a resale shop in a box full of books. They didn’t know what they had. I think I paid $1 for it.

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martinrayner.bsky.social•42 days ago

Speaking of antique books, imagine my surprise at discovering there was also a “Blue Book of the War”. Wonder how it differed from the “Red Book of the War”… which I’ve been hunting down for years now to replace my old copy from childhood that years ago went missing...

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martinrayner.bsky.social•42 days ago

How timely. 😉

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bluecow11.bsky.social•42 days ago

When was it written?

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clarelk.bsky.social•42 days ago

Good for you. We own an original edition. So sad to see it coming true in 2024. Sigh!!

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gr8fulfred.bsky.social•42 days ago

I recommend Babbitt by the same author for largely the same reason.

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applextree.bsky.social•42 days ago

Oof. Too on the nose.

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walker-i.bsky.social•42 days ago

I've got it on my Kindle.b the writing is exceptional.

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gabeburgess.bsky.social•42 days ago

So glad you are here Phil

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sheilaemccuiston.bsky.social•42 days ago

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katieannieoakly.bsky.social•42 days ago

😲 WOW! 😲

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bristolmyerssqi.bsky.social•42 days ago

JUST now thinking of this book! Will obtain tomorrow, not online

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nicadispatch.bsky.social•42 days ago

It needs a new forward

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barryshap.bsky.social•42 days ago

Very cool! I have a reprint enjoyed reading it so much I read Elmer Gantry and Main Street!

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jasonpaul.bsky.social•40 days ago

Great get.

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carollight.bsky.social•42 days ago

Everyone should read it -- especially people living in small towns who think having a dictator in D.C. will never touch them. Personal vendettas will happen under the guise of "official actions".

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isaacbradshaw.bsky.social•42 days ago

The secret to great comedy/tragedy is timing.

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scoutpaint.bsky.social•42 days ago

Eerie - unexpected and spine chilling.

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godofgovernment.bsky.social•42 days ago

Oh but it has and will.

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monaburglin.bsky.social•41 days ago

The New York Times had listed on the back page of its Parade Magazine every Sunday, a page devoted to old and antique books with lust prices. It was very interesting!

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mk-gremlin.bsky.social•42 days ago

(don't mind me; this is just my bookmark🔖)

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imflossy.bsky.social•42 days ago

I have 5 volumes of Louisa M Alcott novels, 1905-1911 publishing dates that I’ve treasured for 70 years.

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wagondriver.bsky.social•42 days ago

Phil Williams is a Legend.

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leatherneck42.bsky.social•42 days ago

"When Fascism comes to America, it will come carrying the Cross and draped in the Flag"

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brad865.bsky.social•42 days ago

And, it did.

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0y3ah.bsky.social•42 days ago

I suggest It Can't Happen Here, by Frank Zappa.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=svdrAHn_LGo

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harryt63.bsky.social•42 days ago

It got a big boost in 2016. It's a shame he's not around to collect the royalties...

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pearlpearl1.bsky.social•42 days ago

Oh my ... 😔

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iamkevinb.bsky.social•42 days ago

What an ironic day to show up.

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cas-y55.bsky.social•41 days ago

Perfect story. All I could think was Enron when I was reading it ( obviously not a recent read on my part)

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juergenwydra.bsky.social•42 days ago

Already happening..

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illuminatusprime.bsky.social•42 days ago

Very nice!

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sheilaq.bsky.social•42 days ago

Prescient.

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dancingtides.bsky.social•42 days ago

I have this book in my collection. I bought it during the last Trump administration.

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swad1956.bsky.social•42 days ago

He knew things.

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ronzom.bsky.social•42 days ago

Writing stuff like this got him a file and investigation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI.

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bluerstill.bsky.social•41 days ago

Saw the play during the last Trump admin, excellent and chilling.

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mlorette.bsky.social•42 days ago

I just got my own new copy of this!

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iskragoch.bsky.social•42 days ago

Oh. Prescient.

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retiredpatriot.bsky.social•42 days ago

"It Happened Here"

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finefem.bsky.social•42 days ago

Read it years ago...should read it again (if I can find it)

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patcanfield.bsky.social•42 days ago

antique books happen when nobody in your house read them recently

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metallichuck.bsky.social•42 days ago

I read it a while back. Good one

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jeffsmybrother.bsky.social•41 days ago

Seems like fate!

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kaytsukel.bsky.social•42 days ago

Ouch.

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aeruette.bsky.social•42 days ago

that's an ominous choice of book. does its depiction of a fascist america resonate with your current views on our nation's trajectory?

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craigragan.bsky.social•42 days ago

One of my favorite Lost Generation authors. The relevancy of this book is stunning

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markzzzsmith.bsky.social•42 days ago

The 1980s V TV mini-series and series was inspired by that book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_%28franchise%29?wprov=sfla1

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amg0125.bsky.social•42 days ago

I think it must be a sign

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terrigav.bsky.social•42 days ago

Ironic, right??

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kimonbluesky.bsky.social•42 days ago

It’s prescient…

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stephtoner.bsky.social•42 days ago

How ironic, don’t you think?

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mountainmusings.bsky.social•42 days ago

Used to go to estate sales. Great place to find old books and art.

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bookon.bsky.social•42 days ago

Narrator: It Could.

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daholtster.bsky.social•42 days ago

*It's about to...

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liberalbuddhist.bsky.social•42 days ago

Great writer!

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kohlberg.bsky.social•42 days ago

Alas it can

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jiggy-g.bsky.social•41 days ago

Oh that would be a good read.

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drianfriel.bsky.social•42 days ago

BBC Radio 4 in the UK recently broadcast a dramatised version of this book. It's available at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023pbn

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sisterswendy.bsky.social•42 days ago

Perfect novel that parallels our now dystopia.

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robarcher.bsky.social•42 days ago

A great novel.

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lindaannhilton.bsky.social•42 days ago

I've kept a copy on the headboard for 20+ years. Along with Michael Harrington's "The Other America" and Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring." Among others, both older and newer.

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czarmikhail.bsky.social•42 days ago

I have several vintage books, according to Queen Elizabeth Library I was 1st person in 150 years to inform library of books they lost because my great grandfather removed them. He was King before she was Queen. His collection became mine 56 years ago.

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garyandover.bsky.social•42 days ago

"Wrapped in a flag and carrying a Bible" as I recall.

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nuclei.com•42 days ago

NPR did a radio drama, a 2024-themed remake: only 6 episodes, starting here: https://www.ithappenedhere2024.com/2402472/episodes/15853198-episode-1

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diannmason.bsky.social•42 days ago

This is a very well-done series. It is disturbing, too

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daylalopezdetonnic.bsky.social•41 days ago

I need to listen to this. I’m sure it will freak me out but the only thing that will calm me down will be the fact that Tony Schaloub is in it & my nerd girl crush on him (gotta get small bits of joy where we can, cuz we are living in dystopia…🙃)

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