1900: Or; the Last President * Ingersoll Lockwood

That was a terrible night for the great City of New York--the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896. The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen. The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them. It was like a thunder bolt out of an azure sky: " Altgeld holds Illinois hard and fast in the Democratic line. This elects Bryan President of the United States!" 

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A dystopian political novella about a populist president's election that triggers widespread civil unrest, class warfare, and the collapse of the American republic. The story centers on mob riots on Fifth Avenue in New York City and fears of systemic collapse.

First published 1896. Published 2019 by Compassed Circle.