Books by Sinclair Lewis
“It Can’t Happen Here gives us a window into an aspect of the 1930s that is often forgotten. Roosevelt was elected during a period when authoritarianism was on the rise around the world, with the elevation of Adolf Hitler and the consolidation of Mussolini’s powers. Popular sentiment was not uniformly behind the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt. In fact, by 1935 FDR was facing serious challenges, both from the right and from the left. It was a time when many Americans—including leading pundits like Walter Lippmann—worried that democracy was failing and demagogues could easily gain a grip on power.” Read more...
The best books on Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cynthia Koch, Historian
“Sinclair Lewis isn’t thought of these days as a funny writer, but his portrayal of the fictional Midwestern bore Babbitt is very funny, and it’s been ripped off many times – usually a sign that something works.” Read more...
Andy Borowitz recommends the best Comic Writing
Andy Borowitz, Comedians & Humorist
Interviews where books by Sinclair Lewis were recommended
Andy Borowitz recommends the best Comic Writing
Do you have to be cruel to be comedic? It often helps, says bestselling humour writer, Andy Borowitz. He picks his favourite comic novels.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
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It Can't Happen Here
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Eleanor Roosevelt: The Defining Years: Volume Two 1933-1938
by Blanche Wiesen Cook
The best books on Franklin D. Roosevelt, recommended by Cynthia Koch
The best books on Franklin D. Roosevelt, recommended by Cynthia Koch
Historians consistently rank FDR, the 32nd and longest-serving president of the United States, as among America’s greatest. Here, Cynthia Koch, Director of History Programing for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation, talks us through his life and explains how, in many ways, his guile was key to his success.
