1900; or, The Last President

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Lulu Press

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An obscure masterpiece until recently, Ingersoll Lockwoods fin de siècle short story 1900; or, The Last President was written in 1896 but uncannily describes the current political situation in America today. Indeed, many readers believe the author tapped into a mysterious force in the composition of his eerily clairvoyant tale. The futuristic fable outlines the rise of a populist president in the fatal year of 1999, and extrapolates what the consequences of electing such a seemingly popular Commander-in-Chief might be.

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An obscure masterpiece until recently, Ingersoll Lockwoods fin de siècle short story 1900; or, The Last President was written in 1896 but uncannily describes the current political situation in America today. Indeed, many readers believe the author tapped into a mysterious force in the composition of his eerily clairvoyant tale. The futuristic fable outlines the rise of a populist president in the fatal year of 1999, and extrapolates what the consequences of electing such a seemingly popular Commander-in-Chief might be.