An obscure masterpiece until recently, Ingersoll Lockwood'sfin de siècle short story 1900; or, The Last President uncannily describes the current political situation in America today. Indeed, many believe the author tapped into a mysterious force in the composition of his eerily clairvoyant tale - and in the writing of a series of books about a young Baron Trump and his adventures in New York.

The futuristic fable1900outlines the rise of a populist president and extrapolates what the consequences of electing such a seemingly popular Commander-in-Chief might be.

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