1900 or The Last President

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The Baron Trump novels written in 1889 and 1893 by American author and lawyer Ingersoll Lockwood. They remained obscure until 2017 when they received media attention for perceived similarities between their protagonist and U.S. President Donald Trump and his son Barron Trump.

1900 or The Last President
This little booklet was penned at the end of the 19th century, and ostensibly involves events mere years later. A work of political satire, it chastises the rise of socialism and populism, inferring their fictional rise here as disastrous and leading to chaos.

It is of note here that this work, along with others by Lockwood, appear to prognosticate the current political climate of the United States and West at large- and for an apparent religious Catholic of his era, it is not altogether impossible that Lockwood- wittingly or unwittingly- tapped into some mystic forces. Regardless, it is an interesting little political story from its time and is reflective of some of the social ideologies and movements of the age.
"1900; or, The Last President" is a surrealistic novel written by Ingersoll Lockwood in 1896, depicting a chaotic political landscape in New York City amid fears of a corrupt election process and societal upheaval.

Section 1 (Chapters 1-3) 0.0
Section 2 (Chapters 4-6) 18.44
Section 3 (Chapters 7-8) 38.48
Section 4 (Chapters 9-10) 53.58

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