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MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds
on October 18, 2019

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MN90: Babbit

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In 1920, Sauk Centre native Sinclair Lewis became a sensation with the publication of his novel Main Street. Now the pressure was on for a follow-up. Britt Aamodt turns the page on Babbitt, Lewis’ searing indictment of smug middle-class complacency.

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