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What a ride! The editor of this book was right in his foreword: this book is full of synchronism. They way the story developes is uncanny. The decline of good morals and a striving society feels like what the left is doing today around the world.
Aug 09, 2017 Bill rated it did not like it Yeah, um, nah This short story has gained notoriety recently based solely on the fact of its title and the fact that the author also wrote of a character named Baron Trump. The suggestion that this is somehow a vision of today's politics is utter
poppycock. It is simply a bunch of purple prose that seems to be partly a warning against going off the gold standard and partly a confederate revenge fantasy. I think. The writing is so pretentious, it's hard to tell what this book is on about. The sugges This short story has gained notoriety recently based solely on the fact of its title and the fact that the author also wrote of a character named
Baron Trump. The suggestion that this is somehow a vision of today's politics is utter poppycock. It is simply a bunch of purple prose that seems to be partly a warning against going off the gold standard and partly a confederate revenge fantasy. I think. The writing is so pretentious, it's hard to tell what this book is on about. The suggestion by the editor of this version that the author had some kind of occult insight into the future would only be valid if the story had
even a passing similarity to modern events. It doesn't. Save your time.
What a weird, hyperbolic little book. Definitely written by a lawyer. AND! The Secretary of Agriculture is named Pence! So, you know, time travel.
Alternate history published in 1896 and imagining a future (1898) election that put William Jennings Bryan in power, and he immediately took America off the gold standard. Prescient for those unhappy with the 2016 election; the issues are different but the turmoil seems similar--although I'm hoping there's not really dynamite in the Capitol dome, ready to go off. Interesting premise, filled with the rather florid prose of the time. John Pruden narrates and does a good job. An easy hour-plus dist Alternate history published in 1896 and imagining a future (1898) election that put William Jennings Bryan in power, and he immediately took America off the gold standard. Prescient for those unhappy with the 2016 election; the issues are different but the turmoil seems similar--although I'm hoping there's not really dynamite in the Capitol dome, ready to go off. Interesting premise, filled with the rather florid prose of the time. John Pruden narrates and does a good job. An easy hour-plus distraction. ...more
Jan 16, 2021 Anita Rodgers rated it really liked it This book was written over a hundred years ago and it shows in its heavily adverbed prose. However, it is an interesting look into politics of the time, and perhaps most interesting is that politics have not changed all that much. I would call it a cautionary tale - 'be careful what you wish for.' This book was written over a hundred years ago and it shows in its heavily adverbed prose. However, it is an interesting look into politics of the time, and perhaps most interesting is that politics have not changed all that much. I would call it a cautionary tale - 'be careful what you wish for.' ...more
Aug 01, 2017 Owlseyes marked it as to-read "According to the learned Don Finn’s manuscript, the portals to the World within a World were situated somewhere in Northern Russia, possibly, so he thought, from all indications, somewhere on the westerly slope of the tipper
Urals." CHAPTER 1 . CHAPTER 1 . DID AN AUTHOR FROM THE 1800S PREDICT THE TRUMPS, RUSSIA AND AMERICA'S DOWNFALL? http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-...
Read it for the prophetic/coincidences
Aug 31, 2019 Stephen rated it really liked it Concerning “The Last President” by Lockwood there is an amazing feat of prescience that you will not find remarked upon pretty much anywhere as the subject had largely been exhausted by the time that day in the book came about in our present day. People were enamored with all
Q-oincidences and a possible link to time travel and Donald Trumps Uncle's connection to Nikola Tesla, the renowned MIT physicist and there was much chatter on the internet about it. But all this talk had happened before th Concerning “The Last President” by Lockwood there is an amazing feat of prescience that you will not find remarked upon pretty much anywhere as the subject had largely been exhausted by the time that day in the book came about in
our present day. People were enamored with all Q-oincidences and a possible link to time travel and Donald Trumps Uncle's connection to Nikola Tesla, the renowned MIT physicist and there was much chatter on the internet about it. But all this talk had happened before the President gave his first State of Union speech. If you look at the last couple of pages in the book the last predictions are that the speaker of the house would cancel the State of the Union and then finally relent and allow
it, after which the dome to the capital building would be exploded with dynamite at where somehow no one is hurt and a vote to dissolve the Union takes place. Story Ends. Well, after everyone had finished trying prove or disprove all coincidences in the book, to include to say the book was fake (which they couldn’t, though the disambiguation pages on Wiki are strange in of themselves) and so on and had just moved on from the subject as if there was nothing further to see, the last freaky
thing occurred like a large ocean liner coming out of the fog and may still be fresh in your memory. The speaker of the house did indeed cancel the State of the Union and then relented and allowed it. Just like in the book. Neat trick if you can pull that off. (sorry no explosion of the dome... maybe another time). Note. Ingersoll Lockwood allegedly wrote this book (1900 – or the last president) in 1896. The first State of the Union was given in front of congress by President Wilson in
1913. A lesser neat trick. A last and final thing on the Lockwood mystery’s. If one was to believe that Tesla actually had a time machine and I’m not saying that I do, then I’d point out that Lockwood’s brother Ralph Ingersoll Lockwood,was the preeminent authority on Bankruptcy laws in NY at the time. Might it make more sense that the bits of prescience you see in the Lockwood books might be derived more from the extra circular activities of someone with a more primary objective? Okay,
idol minds and all, that’s crazy, maybe more another time.
Jan 14, 2021 Jennifer rated it did not like it So I fell for the hype of this book. It does not tell the future. It is boring and drags. Hard to believe with it being a book about the fall of the US. While I thought about reading the Baron Trump books but after reading this I'll pass. This book is mainly about fear of socialism and the gold standard being taken over by sliver. While the ideas are interesting he is such a bad writer this book is so boring. I kinda wish a good writer would take the ideas from this book and write a much better So I fell for the hype of this book. It does not tell the future. It is boring and drags. Hard to believe with it being a book about the fall of the US. While I thought about reading the Baron Trump books but after reading this I'll pass. This book is mainly about fear of socialism and the gold standard being taken over by sliver. While the ideas are interesting he is such a bad writer this book is so boring. I kinda wish a good writer would take the ideas from this book and write a much better book. I read Lockwood was a lawyer and his writing shows it. He is a very bad fiction writer. ...more
It was a short story about a socialist president bringing massive changes to the u.s. It had some predictive things about trump and biden’s terms as president: About antifa: About antifa: About the supposed insurrection: About blm: About trump’s vp: About trump: About ending the gold standard, which i think happened in 1971: About draining the swamp: Sort of predicting universal income: Democrats wanting to fill the house and senate with those of their party: Democrats reckless spending and wanting to tax the rich more: Happening now: Might happen in the future:
It was yesterday that I came to know, this book has been dubbed as a prophecy to Donald Trump presidency after a publication of more than a century. Nevertheless, only on the opening
chapter did I feel the coincidence. The President Elect Bryan had being supported by lower segment of society and the south. That's comparable to Trump's blue collar and Bible Belt states dominancy. Of their chanting, I could relate it to 'Drain The Swamp'. As for the appointment of Lafe Pence as Secretary of Agricul Nevertheless, only on the opening chapter did I feel the coincidence. The President Elect Bryan had being supported by lower segment of society and the south. That's comparable to Trump's blue collar and Bible Belt states dominancy. Of their chanting, I could relate it to 'Drain The Swamp'. As for the appointment of Lafe Pence as Secretary of Agriculture; I believed it had to certain extent, fanned this prophecy even further because he shared the same surname with Vice
President Mike Pence. But that's where the similarity ended as far this book is concerned. Ingersoll made a good choice of formatting "1900 or The Last President" as a short story. It's compact and fast paced. Yet I could feel the vibes. Writing this at longer length will lose it's dramatic effect and a disservice to the story. The author didn't get intimate with any characters in this politically nuance saga. The attention laid to the act of government and the Congress. It
served as a warning. Of what could happen when well-meant politicians, in their earnest desire to alleviate the suffering of the oppressed member of society hastening their act at once. Without enough studies of feasibilities, nation's financial capabilities, political effects and consequences studies. I think at the time this story being written, this kind of government could be described as radical.Yet a lot of these radical measures had been implemented by various governments worldwide since. The explanation is that, as time past by, these measures become feasible through new inventions, new findings, technological advancement, social stability and better social conditions. There are some of good acts in here, that I do strongly agree.
This novel suddenly makes the headlines because its author also wrote a series on the travels and adventures of Baron Trump (which happens to be the youngest son of the current president. It
is set at the end of the 19th century and describes the conflict which existed then in the struggle between the states which just lost the civil war and the north. Ironically, the battle became an economic one. This is the real foreshadowing of the novel, as it is on economic basis that the parties are teari This novel suddenly makes the headlines because its author also wrote a series on the travels and adventures of Baron Trump (which happens to
be the youngest son of the current president. It is set at the end of the 19th century and describes the conflict which existed then in the struggle between the states which just lost the civil war and the north. Ironically, the battle became an economic one. This is the real foreshadowing of the novel, as it is on economic basis that the parties are tearing the country apart, just as is going on in the present. It is only fair in the writing.
Jul 17, 2020 Dalton Garrison rated it did not like it Recommends it for: Propaganda enthusiasts
It's a strange little piece of Gold Bug propaganda. If you inflate the 10¢ cost at publishing to today's dollars, it was about $3, and I don't know that I'd buy it even at that price. Thankfully, it's free to read on the Library of Congress's database. SYNOPSIS It's a strange little piece of Gold Bug propaganda. If you inflate the 10¢ cost at publishing to today's dollars, it was about $3, and I don't know that I'd buy it even at that price. Thankfully, it's free to read on the Library of Congress's database. SYNOPSIS A)Their war reparations back. The story then quickly turns, going on about the New Englanders deciding that they won't stand for this Populist
dictatorship of the proletariat "intense hatred of the North and firm determination to throw the whole burden of taxation upon the shoulders of the rich man" any longer. The author then skips over any further significant plot development and cuts straight to the climax.
Read in a few sittings in several hours. I quite liked the writing style, particularly as it got more dramatic in the last chapter due to the
task of something greatly necessitating drama--the proceedings of the US Congress. Interestingly, it was very narrative-heavy and read more like a news article or nonfiction than the typical work of fiction, with the vast majority of the dialogue scenes being excerpts of monologues given by political figures. Thus, by the end, I didn't feel particularly att I quite liked the writing style, particularly
as it got more dramatic in the last chapter due to the task of something greatly necessitating drama--the proceedings of the US Congress. Interestingly, it was very narrative-heavy and read more like a news article or nonfiction than the typical work of fiction, with the vast majority of the dialogue scenes being excerpts of monologues given by political figures. Thus, by the end, I didn't feel particularly attached to anyone involved--but perhaps the point was not to foster individual
connection but to describe a (fictional) historical event, and that is an excellent goal as well (and one I am sort of aiming for as well). If so, this book has accomplished that. Unfortunately, I probably lack some significant historical context for this, particularly the part about gold and silver. In fact, I lack so much context for this that I couldn't say if the author supported any of these people or movements or if some of the descriptions were ironically praising (I tend to use
lavish and biased description both ways in my own work--earnestly and ironically). Hence my non-rating of the book. Of course, the Trump time travel conspiracy theory (I found this book through an article about the theory and was pleasantly surprised to find the book available via the Internet Archive) is highly improbable, and I found little to connect at all here. The president who "speaks for the common people", said to represent Trump (?!), could just as easily be, for example, Huey P. Long. Overall, interesting writing and concept, ignoring the associated conspiracy theorists, who, as per usual, are most likely wrong. ...more
I’m glad the book was so short (43 pages), so I could finish it rather than abandoning it (which I never like doing).
The book has gained notoriety lately because the author has written other books about a character named “Baron Trump”, who does not feature in this book. However, because one of the Presidents’ cabinet in this book happens to have the surname “Pence”, some spurious links have been drawn. These spurious links and suggestions of Nostradamus-esque predictions more than 100 years on, I’m glad the book was so short (43 pages), so I could finish it rather
than abandoning it (which I never like doing). The book has gained notoriety lately because the author has written other books about a character named “Baron Trump”, who does not feature in this book. However, because one of the Presidents’ cabinet in this book happens to have the surname “Pence”, some spurious links have been drawn. These spurious links and suggestions of Nostradamus-esque predictions more than 100 years on, which editor Tarl Warwick bases upon the rise of “socialism,
anarchism, and separatism” are weak arguments by which to draw a comparison. If you take almost any time-span over the last couple of thousand years of human history, particularly the time-span typically associated with the rise and fall of empires (usually between 80-120 years on average), then you will see anarchism and separatism, not to mention changes in the political ideology of the society, especially once the tyranny of the ruling classes has tipped too far that it pushes the populous
towards anarchy and rebellion. These are well studied and documented and yet the editor - maybe to sell more copies? - draws these weak and spurious links, also citing the other works by the author Lockwood. I do have two of those other works and am yet to read them, but I don’t envisage my judgement being changed. As for the story itself, it feels like a lawyer has written the book and it’s rather dry and lacking any real depth to the characters, their feelings, and motivations. It’s all rather
dull and familiar.
A garbled, non-sensical mess.
This was very funny, but honestly quite bad. Like real bad. I do believe that the only way to enjoy this properly would be with a tall glass of wine
book 3 of a collection, see below for details Not kindle unlimited, actually got it for 99 cents all
together though there are various other sets and prices, as well as the single books, and as far as the blurb stuff, not as much similarity as acts like there is {in the blurb}, but there is quite a bit, and the last of the stories was a bit iffy on how much I actually liked it, the others tended to drag in places, but didn't feel as if it deserved less than a 4 no matter what, even if the writing Not
kindle unlimited, actually got it for 99 cents all together though there are various other sets and prices, as well as the single books, and as far as the blurb stuff, not as much similarity as acts like there is {in the blurb}, but there is quite a bit, and the last of the stories was a bit iffy on how much I actually liked it, the others tended to drag in places, but didn't feel as if it deserved less than a 4 no matter what, even if the writing seemed a bit stilted {as it was written back in
1800's}. this version did not have a lot of the illustrations that other ones did BUT it was also on 99 cents for all 3 books AND available for me to read mobi/epub, and it was about the same type as Gulliver's Travels basically Travels And Adventures Of Little Baron Trump The Last President ** Travels And Adventures Of Little Baron Trump ** Baron Trumps’ Marvellous Underground Journey: INGERSOLL
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Jan 11, 2021 Jonathon Moore rated it really liked it "Regardless, the semblance of this
work to modernity is uncanny, to a frightful degree- if he was indeed not practicing some sort of foresight, he tapped into the same unwittingly. The sheer number of synchronistic connections" - from President Bryan replacing the rich man and a token holdover of The Secretary of Agriculture is named Pence. With all this talk of a 'global currency' and a 'reset', it is uncanny. I can see a 'reset' going by as a fad until a devalued digital currency uses paternal
"Regardless, the semblance of this work to modernity is uncanny, to a frightful degree- if he was indeed not practicing some sort of foresight, he tapped into the same unwittingly. The sheer number of synchronistic connections" - from President Bryan replacing the rich man and a token holdover of The Secretary of Agriculture is named Pence. With all this talk of a 'global currency' and a 'reset', it is uncanny. I can see a 'reset' going by as a fad until a
devalued digital currency uses paternalism causing splits of populism vs socialism mobs, which ergo, descends into a technocratic tyranny fracturing the nation. We see the acrimony today in this book's prognostication. "Bryan is elected! Bryan is elected! Our day has come at last. Down with our oppressors! Death to the rich man! Death to the gold bugs! Death to the capitalists! Give us back the money you have ground out of us. Give us back the marrow of our bones which you have used to grease
the wheels of your chariots.”
This book was touted as "the book that predicted Donald Trump" and that it certainly was not. While Trump has been cast as a neo-Populist and the book does end with a leader governing only in the interests of the south and west, William Jennings Bryan really has little in common with Trump. The Populist platform of governing in the interests of the poor and downtrodden really aren't anything like Trump and the rich people turning into martyrs because President Bryan is requiring them to pay an i This book was touted as "the book that predicted Donald Trump" and that it certainly was not. While Trump has been cast as a neo-Populist and the book does end with a leader governing only in the interests of the south and west, William Jennings Bryan really has little in common with Trump. The Populist platform of governing in the interests of the poor and downtrodden really aren't anything like Trump and the rich people turning into martyrs because President Bryan is requiring them to pay an income tax is a far cry from the work Trump did to protect the wealthiest of the wealthy. It also partakes of its time in its casually racist descriptions of African Americans and indigenous folk. It is, however, an interesting tale that shows the real fear rich folk felt then and now about anyone breaking their stranglehold on the republic and the real dangers of governing in the interest of only part of the population instead of the whole Union. ...more
Like other Lockwood pieces, this is hard to read due to it's flowery yet
ineffective word choice. Pop culture suggested it had prophetic or occult connections to modern day politics, but that seems pretty far stretched after reading the book.
Feb 10, 2022 John rated it liked it No idea how this ended up on my To Read list so long ago but I finally got around to it
and it was a riot. Pretty standard "if you have socialism then everybody will act like market traders and barons and everything will collapse" stuff with the usual amount of reflection on what that means re: the status quo, with some proto-Randian "oligarchs as heroically put upon reasonable patriots" sprinkled in as well because why not. Still, 3 stars for 2 reasons: 1) This apocalyptic doomsday rhetoric aroun Still, 3 stars for 2 reasons: 1) This apocalyptic doomsday rhetoric around a figure like
Bryan is just funny to me. Purestrain " is a radical socialist!" energy.
This succinct little book about a turn-of-the-century president was definitely a page turner. I heard that, given our recent state of affairs in the USA, it would be an interesting read. I definitely saw a few aspects of this president's personality that stood out. He filled the cabinet with his well-known cohorts, immediately started writing executive orders to change public policy, wanted to proceed with the ability to do without "foreign cooperation," and was met with a series of public prote This succinct little book about a turn-of-the-century president was definitely a page turner. I heard that, given our recent state of affairs in the USA, it would be an interesting read. I definitely saw a few aspects of this president's personality that stood out. He filled the cabinet with his well-known cohorts, immediately started writing executive orders to change public policy, wanted to proceed with the ability to do without "foreign cooperation," and was met with a series of public protests in response to his actions. It is available to read for free online. ...more
Dec 04, 2020 J. McCue rated it it was ok Essentially an anti-free silver tract, this is one of Ingersoll Lockwood's more famous works, and another that managed to portray some minor similarities to the post-2016 political paradigm. There's nothing really special about this book. Lockwood's prose is overly flamboyant, and the story is uninteresting to anyone unfamiliar with the politics of the time. I have a passing interest in late 1800s, early 1900s populist politics, but if you don't, remove a star from my review. Essentially an anti-free silver tract, this is one of Ingersoll Lockwood's more famous works, and another that managed to portray some minor similarities to the post-2016 political paradigm. There's nothing really special about this book. Lockwood's prose is overly flamboyant, and the story is uninteresting to anyone unfamiliar with the politics of the time. I have a passing interest in late 1800s, early 1900s populist politics, but if you don't, remove a star from my review. ...more
Thank you for this book Styx! I wonder if styx reads the reviews of his books, I'd like to think he does.
Anyways, I am never let down when I come across these special and at the same time obscure books. Its like the strange books are the most special. I highly suggest you read this. Its not a long read either. There's some strangeness in this book. I wonder if styx reads the reviews of his books, I'd like to think he does. Anyways, I am never let down when I come across these special and at the same
time obscure books. Its like the strange books are the most special. I highly suggest you read this. Its not a long read either. There's some strangeness in this book.
Jan 22, 2021 Tonya rated it did not like it This little book proves you can justify anything based on your opinions and beliefs. I didn’t read it as a prophetic indication of today’s time but a story about political parties that disagree and making silver as the national exchange instead of gold.... Pence is mentioned once as his position as Secretary of Agriculture. My thoughts? Don’t waste your time!
The President in this story could very well represent any recent Presidents. Only the fact that the writer's other books feature a character who shares the same name as Barron Trump makes any loose connection. Though it is a little unsettling that I read this in 2021, just weeks after the actual Capitol was assaulted. The President in this story could very well represent any recent Presidents. Only the fact that the writer's other books feature a character who shares the same name as Barron Trump makes any loose connection. Though it is a little unsettling that I read this in 2021, just weeks after the actual Capitol was assaulted. ...more
In my opinion, it is in no way about President Trump. I believe that was just an advertisement to sell more books. An interesting very short (43 page) book but I see no similarities with the former president unless you want to make a stretch and this fictional president on pg 16 named Lafe Pence of Colorado to Secretary Agriculture.
Ingersoll Lockwood's work has gained momentum over the last handful of years and with somewhat good reason. The presentient vibe if synchronicity is eerie, if not downright creepy. 3 Stars for
making me squint all like "Say whhhattt?" a few times. 3 Stars for making me squint all like "Say whhhattt?" a few times. Ingersoll Lockwood was an American lawyer and writer. As a writer, he is particularly known today for his Baron Trump children's novels. He wrote other children's novels, the dystopian novel 1900: or; The Last President, a play, and several non-fiction works. He wrote some of his non-fiction under the pseudonym Irwin Longman. Ingersoll Lockwood was an American lawyer and writer. As a writer, he is particularly known today for his Baron Trump children's novels. He wrote other children's novels, the dystopian novel 1900: or; The Last President, a play, and several non-fiction works. He wrote some of his non-fiction under the pseudonym Irwin Longman. ...more Related ArticlesScience fiction has always watched the skies. The genre has a rich tradition of looking to the rest of the cosmos for stories of life in... “Give us back the marrow of our bones which you have used to grease the wheels of your chariots.” — 1 likes More quotes…Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. What is the story 1900, or The Last President about?1900, or The Last President, by INGERSOLL LOCKWOOD, is a surrealistic 1896 novel, where Americans are protesting a corrupt election process while the president's hometown of New York City is fearing the collapse of the republic after the transition of presidential power.
When was 1900 the last president written?This is a book written in 1896 to show how a populist president that supports silver coinage brings about the ruin of the country.
When was the last president published?18961900; Or, The Last President / Originally publishednull
Who wrote the book the last president?Ingersoll Lockwood
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