1900 or, The last President (Annotated)

By: Lockwood, Ingersoll

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Ingersoll Lockwood (August 2, 1841 - September 30, 1918) was an American lawyer and writer. As a writer, he is particularly known today for his Baron Trump children's novels. However, he wrote novels for other children, as well as the dystopian novel, 1900: o; The Last President, a play and several non-fiction plays. He wrote some of his nonfiction under the pseudonym Irwin Longman. Lockwood was born in Ossining, New York, the son of Munson Ingersoll and Sarah Lewis (n e Smith) Lockwood. Munson Lockwood, like his two older brothers, Ralph and Albert, was a lawyer and a close friend of Henry Clay. However, Munson primarily achieved prominence as a military and civic activist. He was a general in the New York State Militia and commander of his 7th Brigade.A great admirer of Hungarian statesman and freedom fighter Lajos Kossuth, Munson actively raised funds for him in New York. He was also one of the founders of Ossining's first Dale Bank and Cemetery and served as the Guardian of the Sing Sing prison from 1850 to 1855. Like his father and uncles, Ingersoll Lockwood also trained as a lawyer, although his first position was as a diplomat.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B086G2R8QT
• ISBN13: 9798631666856
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"