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(0)Sinclair Lewis
Author
Language
English
Description
A cautionary tale about the rise of fascism in the United States first published in 1935. During the presidential election of 1936, Doremus Jessup, a newspaper editor, observes with dismay that many of the people he knows support the candidacy of a fascist, Berzelius Windrip. When Windrip wins the election, he forcibly gains control of Congress and the Supreme Court, and, with the aid of his personal paramilitary storm troopers, turns the United States...
2) Babbitt
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the life of an aggressive, prosperous realtor, reflecting an image of middle-class America.
3) Elmer Gantry
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A vulgar and licentious college football captain becomes a messenger of God as a suave evangelist preacher.
4) Dodsworth
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sam Dodsworth is a rags-to-riches millionaire who finds that his money cannot bring him happiness. His unsatisfied wife, Fran, seeking glamour and sophistication, persuades him to take her on a grand tour of Europe, where she promptly deserts him for a romantic but penniless baron. Brokenhearted, Sam meets Edith, a widow who arouses passions he never thought he had and sets him on a collision course with his wife, unleashing a torrent of desire, betrayal,...
6) Elmer Gantry
Series
Publisher
United Artists Pictures
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
One man's fervent pursuit of wealth and power leads him to religion for profit in the evangelist tents of the 1920's Midwestern Corn Belt.