1900: or, The Last President

Set just after an unexpected presidential victory, 1900: or, The Last President walks us through a raw, unsettled America. Crowds surge, Wall Street panics, and Congress races to rewrite the rules. Silver is crowned the people’s money, old elites are pushed aside, and a headstrong administration promises to save the “common people.” It all feels triumphant—until it doesn’t. As policies compound and currency falters, regional tensions flare, and the North contemplates a clean break. The climax arrives on a New Year’s Eve in Washington, with a shattered dome and a country that isn’t sure what it is anymore. This is a fast, gripping political fable that sounds eerily present, even though it’s set in a different century.

• Listeners who enjoy political satire and cautionary tales about democracy
• Students of American populism, monetary debates, and sectional history
• Fans of lean, speculative fiction that feels eerily relevant today

Ingersoll Lockwood (1841–1918) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and author. Best known for his Baron Trump novels and political satires, he wrote sharp, imaginative stories that blended contemporary tensions with speculative futures. As a member of the New York Bar, Lockwood brought a keen sense of public life to his fiction, turning policy arguments and civic moods into vivid narrative.