Novel by Jack London, published in 1908, describing the fall of the United States to the cruel fascist dictatorship of the Iron Heel, a group of monopoly capitalists. Fearing the popularity of socialism, the plutocrats of the Iron Heel conspire to eliminate democracy and, with their secret police and military, terrorize the citizenry. They instigate a German attack on Hawaii on Dec. 4, 1912; as socialist revolutions topple capitalist governments around the world, the Iron Heel has 52 socialist members of the U.S. Congress imprisoned for treason. Elements of London's vision of fascism, civil war, and governmental oppression proved to be prophetic in the first half of the 20th century. –The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9788826013459 ● File size 0.6 MB ● Publisher Jack London ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5127565 ● Copy protection Social DRM