Ingersoll Lockwood's two books, Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey & 1900; Or, The Last President were written before the turn of the 20th Century, but both contain eerie similarities with modern day political events. This volume contains both works, and readers can decide for themselves whether this was coincidence or something more.
Ingersoll Lockwood's books enjoyed a revival in interest due to their similarity, at least in terms of names, to former President Donald Trumps' family members. The Last President, in particular, includes some strangely familiar political images. Aside from this curious coincidence, Lockwood's books stand on their own as particularly evocative examples of early 20th Century early adult literature. In these books, the young Baron Trump explores several mysterious worlds.
Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger & Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey & 1900; Or, the Last President
Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger & Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey & 1900; Or, the Last President
The works of Ingersoll Lockwood "have seen a resurgence in interest since Donald Trump's election to President of the United States in 2016. All of these titles were written before the turn of the 20th century, but ... contain eerie similarities with modern day political events. For the first time, all the works are presented in a single volume so readers can decipher for themselves whether Lockwood's words were a telling of things to come, or just a curious coincidence of American literature"--Publisher marketing.
The Complete Ingersoll Lockwood Collection is comprised of three stories, 1900: or; The Last President, Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and his Wonderful Dog Bulger, and Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey. Lockwood practiced law in New York City, and served in Abraham Lincolns administration as ambassador to the court of Hanover. 1900: or; The Last President is a dystopian novel about set after the shocking election of a populist candidate in the 1896 presidential election. The two Baron Trump novels are children's adventures stories about a restless young boy prone to get into trouble. These late 19th century stories have been recently rediscovered by modern audiences after the election to President of Donald Trump. Many amusing and eerie similarities and historical coincidence exist between this collection of stories and Donald Trump and his son Barron Trump.
Complete and unabridged with all original illustrations. The Collected Works of Ingersoll Lockwood: The Baron Trump Novels & 1900; Or, The Last President, have seen a resurgence in interest since Donald Trump's election to President of the United States in 2016. All of these titles were written before the turn of the 20th Century, but both contain eerie similarities with modern day political events. For the first time, all the works are presented in a single volume so readers can decipher for themselves whether Lockwood's words were a telling of things to come, or just a curious coincidence of American literature. In the 1890s, Ingersoll Lockwood authored a series of children's books about the escapades of his character, the young Baron Trump: Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and his Wonderful Dog Bulger, and Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey. The series followed a literary trend of the time, which had child protagonists adventuring to enchanted lands and encountering fantastic beings. Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, and L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz are two famous examples of this genre. Lockwood's Baron is an aristocratic youth bored with his life of luxury in Castle Trump. Searching for adventure, Baron travels to Russia to discover an underground world beneath his feet. He journeys downward and finds himself lost in peculiar settings surrounded by the strange inhabitants of this new world. The stories follow his adventures and eventual struggle to find his way back to the surface he left behind. The Baron Trump novels were obscured by the more successful children's books of the time. Lockwood's tall tales seemed destined for the literary dust bin, but the election of Donald Trump in 2016 renewed interest in these works due to the President's youngest son's name: Barron Trump. Now, back in print, the Baron Trump series is enjoying considerable interest and success. In 1900; Or, The Last President, Ingersoll Lockwood paints a picture of a politically charged New York City, where a political outsider has overcome stiff opposition to be elected President of the United States. Mob rule threatens, and marching protests rove up and down Fifth Avenue. The scene is an uncanny reflection of what happened as Donald Trump spent his days as President Elect holed up in Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue as he awaited his inauguration.
Does this book foresee Donald Trump as the last president of a republic as we know it? Is this a bizarre coincidence or prophetic? Let the reader decide.
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