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erronis

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6. Thank you for that reference. I've enjoyed London's novels and haven't read this one.

Reply to DBoon (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 12:19 PM

Jul 20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Heel

The book is considered to be "the earliest of the modern dystopian fiction",[3] in the form of social science fiction as employed by novels such as We, Brave New World, and A Canticle for Leibowitz.

The book is unusual among London's writings (and in the literature of the time in general) in being a first-person narrative of a woman protagonist written by a man.

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From his Vermont farmhouse, a novelist imagined a fascist takeover of America [View all] erronis Jul 20 OP

Sinclair Lewis saw the future in an uncanny and accurate way. Irish_Dem Jul 20 #1

90 years later, here we are. WhiteTara Jul 20 #2

An important book and a good read. I've thought of it for years, since Reagan and "W". SharonAnn Jul 20 #3

Yes - the ultra-conservative group that put Reagan in the White House started the ball rolling FakeNoose Jul 20 #7

It's not as if we weren't warned. There is nothing innovative about the Trump team's tactics. Midnight Writer Jul 20 #4

We believed our own American hero hype, me included. Joinfortmill Jul 21 #18

Another similarly prophetic book was Jack London's The Iron Heel DBoon Jul 20 #5

Thank you for that reference. I've enjoyed London's novels and haven't read this one. erronis Jul 20 #6

try Project Gutenberg DBoon Jul 20 #13

Yes, thanks. I use calibre which has it listed in many free formats. erronis Jul 20 #15

Oooh I'll have to look for that FakeNoose Jul 20 #8

Can It Happen Here? Ask Tucker Carlson - Joel Engle WSJ oped question everything Jul 20 #9

Thanks for the link to your post and to the gifted WSJ article. erronis Jul 20 #12

Great novelist! ananda Jul 20 #10

Trump loves the fascism for his ego as king, and the lawlessness. But the tech bros Bluetus Jul 20 #11

The tech bros want malignant libertarianism DBoon Jul 20 #14

I bought the book during the Bush regime, when it surged in popularity.... joanbarnes Jul 20 #16

I doubt you'll be able to take it with you when ICE shows up erronis Jul 20 #17